The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and need for further examination. The issues are related to varicose veins of the bilateral lower extremities, right knee injury residuals, and abscess on the back.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to reconstruct the file and determine if any period of active duty or inactive duty training (ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA) was involved in the onset or aggravation of the veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the bilateral lower extremities, residuals of a right knee injury, abscess on the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005272
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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