The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete STRs and insufficient medical opinions. The issues include sinusitis, neck disorder, back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, bilateral eye disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disability (coronary atherosclerosis), left ankle disorder, and left foot disorder.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records and inadequate medical opinions prevent the Board from making a determination on the merits of each claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinusitis, Neck Disorder, Back Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Bilateral Eye Disorder, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Heart Disability (Coronary Atherosclerosis), Left Ankle Disorder, Left Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19196687
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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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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