The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to ensure compliance with its previous remand instructions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were found to be inadequate, and additional evidence is needed to properly assess the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent sinus disability, to include sinusitis, Psychiatric disability, to include adjustment disorder, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder, Recurrent sleep disability other than sleep apnea, Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis, Right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, Left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, Pes planus and plantar fasciitis, Right foot hallux valgus and hallux rigidus, Left foot hallux valgus and hallux rigidus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001724
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.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of November 5, 2021, for the grants of service connection and eligibility for DEA benefits.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 2, 2023, for the grant of service connection for various conditions and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for depression, PTSD, and an anxiety disorder due to the lack of a current diagnosis.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for anxiety disorder and denied service connection for hearing loss. The claims for service connection for GERD, right ankle limitations, and sinusitis were remanded for further development.
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