The Board is remanding all issues for additional development and records.,The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded due to the need for additional records, including military personnel records and service treatment records.,The VA psychiatric examination in January 2018 did not provide a clear opinion on the etiology of the acquired psychiatric disorder. A new examination is needed.,VA lumbar and cervical spine examinations were inadequate and require further evaluation to determine functional impairment due to pain, weakness, fatigue, or incoordination.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 17, 2008 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is being remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding his last date of employment.
The deciding factor: Additional records are needed to support the Veteran's claims.,The VA examinations did not provide clear opinions, and further evaluation is required.,Conflicting information exists about the Veteran’s last date of employment. Clarification is necessary.,VA lumbar and cervical spine examinations were inadequate and require additional examination.,The need for an effective date prior to March 17, 2008 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability cannot be determined without further clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a left knee injury, acquired psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder), left lower extremity numbness, conjunctivitis, PPD reading related condition, loss of use of the lower extremities, right eye loss of vision, scar under left eye, pseudofolliculitis barbae, residuals of a right index finger fracture, additional disability of the low back (38 U.S.C. section 1151), onychomycosis of the feet, knot on the right side of neck, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine degenerative disc and joint disease, right L5 radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19169751
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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