The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for psychiatric disorder, bilateral leg disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, bilateral foot disorder, back disorder, bilateral hand disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and Reiter’s syndrome. The issues are being remanded due to procedural errors and the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The claims were previously remanded multiple times but have not been fully adjudicated. Additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and service connection claims. The TDIU claim is also intertwined with these issues and cannot be decided at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, bilateral leg disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, bilateral foot disorder, back disorder, bilateral hand disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, Reiter’s syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183402
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability and left foot disability as the evidence did not support that the preexisting conditions worsened beyond their natural progression during active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
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