The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's joint disorder is related to his service, specifically dengue fever. The Veteran needs a medical opinion on this matter.
The deciding factor: The VA requires a medical opinion when there is no sufficient information to make a decision and the claimant has provided credible lay evidence of an in-service injury or illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21008066
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and unavailability of the Veteran for VA examinations. The appeals are not ready for further review until these issues are addressed.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a joint disorder, finding that there is insufficient evidence to support his claim of having dengue fever during service and no evidence linking his current joint disorder to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders, joint disorder, and neurological disorder due to new evidence and further examination.
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