The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and sleeplessness due to exposure to herbicide agents and combat stressors, respectively. The cases require further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides and combat stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee arthritis, sleeplessness
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183743
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for thoracolumbar strain but granted a compensable rating for GERD, and denied service connection for left knee strain and bilateral knee arthritis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, sleeplessness, and PTSD.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral cataracts, melanoma, and bilateral knee arthritis based on the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during his service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection for sleeplessness, chronic fatigue syndrome, and nephrotic syndrome with chronic kidney disease for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence. The claim for a left leg condition was denied as no new and relevant evidence was received.
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