The Veteran's appeal has been remanded for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his dizziness, elbow pain, respiratory disorder, sinus bradycardia, and hyperglycemia. Service connection is not granted for the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a VA examination was necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's symptoms related to the issues remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a dog bite left arm, right hand fourth digit, alopecia areata, macular degeneration, dizziness and eruption, bilateral elbow pain, a respiratory disorder, to include bronchopneumonia and atypical chest pains, sinus bradycardia, hyperglycemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19184860
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for glaucoma and macular degeneration, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for tension headaches and a 50 percent rating for left knee strain, limitation of extension, while denying ratings in excess of 30 percent for TMJ and a compensable rating for alopecia areata. The decision also granted 20 percent ratings for left and right knee strains with limitations on flexion and extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral elbow pain, knee pain, wrist pain, hip pain, and migraines due to a need for further development, including VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for macular degeneration and sleep apnea.
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