The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection. The RO must obtain updated VA treatment records from various facilities and associate them with the claims file.
The deciding factor: Additional VA treatment records are needed to support a proper evaluation of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right eye disability, sinus disability, emphysema, constipation, hemorrhoids, erectile dysfunction, prostate disability, shingles / herpes zoster, pseudofolliculitis barbae, cerebrovascular accident, TBI, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left upper extremity, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity, substance dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191258
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding its etiology.
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