The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, increased rating claims, and other matters due to inadequate findings in previous VA examination reports. The Veteran is required to provide additional evidence or undergo further examinations as directed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous VA examination reports did not adequately address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed right foot disorder, right shoulder disorder, and OSA, and failed to consider all relevant factors in determining the severity of his service-connected knee disabilities. The Board also noted that additional evidence was needed from the West Los Angeles VAMC.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot disorder, Right shoulder disorder, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196172
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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.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a right shoulder disorder as there was no probative evidence of current disabilities as defined by VA.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for various disabilities and granted earlier effective dates for service connection of scars, but denied an earlier effective date for individual unemployability.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals at a December 2024 Board hearing. The remaining claims are being remanded for further development.
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