The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder and knee disabilities due to outstanding federal government health records and insufficient development on exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as there are outstanding federal government health records and insufficient development conducted on the type of injuries sustained during the Veteran’s involvement in a U.S. Air Force medical study, including potential exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Shoulder Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Knee Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20001339
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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