The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his reported in-service injuries and current symptoms. The claims will be remanded to allow for these evaluations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the existing evidence is insufficient to make a fully informed decision regarding the claims, particularly with regards to the continuity of symptomatology since discharge from service and the Veteran's reported history of injuries sustained in parachute landings.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine, Lumbosacral Spine, Left Knee, Left Shoulder, Bilateral Hips, Bilateral Thighs, Partial Loss of Use of the Bilateral Lower Extremities (LEs), Radicular Pain in the Bilateral LEs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19175190
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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