The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, bilateral knee disabilities, neck disability, and other joint disabilities due to inadequate development and examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was required as there were insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions and their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Neck Disability, Bilateral Shoulder Disability, Bilateral Elbow Disability, Right Index Finger Disability, Bilateral Ankle Disability, Right Foot Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179208
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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
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