The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for traumatic brain injury, urinary incontinence, and right hip disability due to lack of medical evidence or opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claims for left shin scar, right arm scar, DDD of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy associated with DDD of the lumbar spine, and TBI. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for urinary incontinence and right hip disability due to lack of medical evidence or opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left shin scar","status":"withdrawn"}, {"condition_name":"right arm scar","status":"withdrawn"}, {"condition_name":"degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine","status":"withdrawn"}, {"condition_name":"radiculopathy, right lower extremity associated with DDD of the lumbar spine","status":"withdrawn"}, {"condition_name":"radiculopathy, left lower extremity associated with DDD of the lumbar spine","status":"withdrawn"}, {"condition_name":"traumatic brain injury (TBI)","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"urinary incontinence","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"right hip disability","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"left foot disability to include heel spur","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"right foot disability to include heel spur","status":"remanded"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20068998
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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