The Board has remanded the claims for generalized osteoarthritis and numbness of the hands due to insufficient development, including obtaining addendum VA opinions addressing the Veteran's contentions regarding herbicide agent exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The previous remand ordered additional development, which included obtaining updated VA treatment records and addendum VA opinions. The current decision indicates that these steps have been taken but more information is needed to address the Veteran's claims for generalized osteoarthritis and numbness of the hands.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized osteoarthritis, numbness of the hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22010757
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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