The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inadequate VA opinions and a need to determine if the Veteran's symptoms constitute an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI. The Veteran also raised a secondary service connection theory for his esophageal condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded because the Board did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s claimed conditions taken together constitute a diagnosable MUCMI or undiagnosed illness, and did not address the secondary service connection theory for the esophageal condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee condition, Esophageal condition (Barrett’s esophagitis), Left hand numbness, Right hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20058778
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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 has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee condition as secondary to his service-connected right ankle condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings in excess of 20 percent for cervical spine and lumbar spine conditions, left knee condition, right knee condition, and sinusitis. The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic laryngeal papillomatosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder, right shoulder condition, and right knee condition due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for right knee condition. The AOJ is therefore remanding this case.
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