The Board has remanded the claims for alopecia, neck pain and stiffness, and left leg pain due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's medical history, including his past treatment for vitiligo and tuberculosis.
- Claimed conditions
- alopecia, neck pain and stiffness, left leg pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003179
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities and right and left leg pain based on new evidence, but remanded the claims for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for alopecia, bilateral hip conditions, bilateral ankle conditions, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a nexus to service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hiatal hernia and alopecia was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.
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