The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including tumors on the right side of his colon, arthritis in his arms, feet, hands, and legs, and a lower back condition. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional medical records and schedule the Veteran for appropriate VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish service connection for the claimed conditions without further examination or opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- tumors, right side of colon, arthritis, bilateral arms, arthritis, bilateral feet, arthritis, bilateral hands, arthritis, bilateral legs, a lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196342
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Decisions by this judge: 1,836 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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