The Veteran's claims for headaches and diabetes mellitus have been remanded due to the need for translations of Spanish documents. The right knee disability claim is also being remanded because service treatment records are missing.,The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus has been remanded as additional VA medical opinions are needed based on newly obtained service treatment records. An increased evaluation for degenerative arthritis of the spine and tuberculosis will also be remanded due to the need for new examinations.,The Veteran's claims for muscle twitching in his arms and legs, secondary to diabetes mellitus, have been remanded as well. The right knee disability claim is being remanded because a VA examination was not conducted during the current period of service.
The deciding factor: These issues are being remanded due to the need for translations of Spanish documents in the claims file and missing service treatment records.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus claim is being remanded as additional medical opinions are needed based on newly obtained service treatment records. The increased evaluations for degenerative arthritis of the spine and tuberculosis will also be remanded due to the need for new examinations.,These issues are being remanded because the Veteran has not been evaluated for his muscle twitching in his arms and legs, secondary to diabetes mellitus, during the current period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, diabetes mellitus, right knee disability, muscle twitching in the right arm, muscle twitching in the left arm, muscle twitching with cramps in the right leg, muscle twitching with cramps in the left leg, degenerative arthritis of the spine, tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188631
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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.
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