The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete service treatment records and a need to review newly submitted evidence, including a VA examination for PTSD.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records and the need to review newly submitted evidence (including a VA examination for PTSD) require further development before final adjudication can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip arthralgia, bilateral knee degenerative disease, fibromyalgia, degenerative disc disease lumbar spine with arthritis and myelopathy, migraine headaches, cervical disc disorder, radiculopathy of bilateral lower extremities, acquired psychiatric disorder (included PTSD and anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069017
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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