The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examinations and medical opinions. The Veteran's right ankle/foot injury, genitourinary dysfunction, and facial numbness will need further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle/foot injury, genitourinary dysfunction, numbness in the face (mask area)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21032455
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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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