The Board has remanded the cases for further review due to insufficient medical evidence and procedural errors.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on procedural issues and lack of sufficient medical evidence to determine the appropriate level of amputation or etiology of the left shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disability, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20007510
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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