The Board has denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, skin cancer, right hand disorder, left hand disorder, right leg disorder, and left leg disorder. The issues of service connection for gallbladder disorder, bone loss disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found no current diagnoses for the claimed conditions and thus denied service connection. The issues of service connection for the additional disorders are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Skin cancer, Right hand disorder, Left hand disorder, Right leg disorder, Left leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189906
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)
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