The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for back, bilateral pes planus, skin, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence or conflicting opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient objective findings to support a higher rating than 70 percent for adjustment disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder, Back disability, Bilateral pes planus, Skin disability, Right knee disability, Left knee disability, Nose disability, Recurrent sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19180634
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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