The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate development of evidence, including scheduling of VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not substantially complied with the prior remand directives as the Veteran failed to schedule and attend his scheduled VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disorder, Back disorder, Neck disorder, Left foot disorder, Bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, Left shoulder disorder, Right shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19195867
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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