The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient information regarding the nature of the Veteran's leg cramps during service, which may have been caused by a superimposed disease or injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately address whether there was any superimposed disease or injury in service that could have contributed to the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell thalassemia, leg cramps, post service avascular necrosis (AVN)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19180802
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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