The Board has remanded several claims, including the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and his service connection claims for low back disability, sleep apnea disability, and bilateral foot fungus disability. The AOJ must schedule new VA examinations to address these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the existing medical opinions were inadequate due to lack of adequate clinical findings in previous examinations and insufficient evidence to diagnose certain conditions. New evaluations are needed to determine the current severity and etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae, low back disability, sleep apnea disability, bilateral foot fungus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19191004
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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.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
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