The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for dental disability, hepatitis B and/or C, and bilateral foot condition due to inadequate efforts in arranging examinations while he was incarcerated. The Veteran is required to undergo further medical evaluations.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to arrange appropriate examinations at the correctional facilities where the Veteran was housed during his incarceration period.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental Disability, Hepatitis B and/or C, Bilateral Foot Condition (Pes Planus, Neuritis, and Bursitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21029833
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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
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