The Board has remanded multiple issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including arthritis, diabetes mellitus, degenerative disc disease, gall bladder removal, colon cancer, kidney disability, heart disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The remand requires additional evidence consideration and VA examinations for each issue.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence had been added to the claim file since the last decisions and that a new examination is needed for some issues due to inadequate opinions in previous evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, diabetes mellitus, degenerative disc disease, gall bladder removal, colon cancer, kidney disability, heart disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19182729
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)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of colon cancer, claimed as due to exposure to asbestos, for an addendum opinion considering additional evidence.
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