The Veteran's claim for service connection for Paget’s disease is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new etiology opinions are needed regarding whether the Veteran's Paget’s disease is related to his in-service exposure or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Paget's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20046725
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board grants service connection for Paget's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right thumb injury, Paget's disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction (secondary to hypertension), and kidney disease (secondary to hypertension) as there was no evidence that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and Paget's disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The claims for service connection for various knee and shin splints conditions, as well as prostate disorder and Paget's disease, have been denied due to lack of new relevant evidence.
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