The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for the bladder, lung, digestive, chronic anemia, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bilateral shin splints and bilateral ear disabilities. The Board has remanded several issues related to gynecological disorders, autoimmune conditions, facial/buttock lesions, dental conditions, thyroid conditions, eye conditions, kidney conditions, and a disability manifested by swollen legs.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the aforementioned conditions, leaving only the issues of service connection for multiple disabilities remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder disability, Lung disability, Digestive disability, Chronic anemia, Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, Bilateral shin splints, Bilateral ear disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22042804
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TBI and other specified trauma disorder are being remanded for further evaluation.,The Veteran's increased rating claim for other specified trauma disorder is also being remanded.,Service connection for ulcerative pancolitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic anemia, skin disability (psoriasis), sleep apnea, cervical spine disability, right knee disability, left hip disability, and right lower extremity neuropathy are all being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.,The Veteran's service connection claims will be addressed based on his credible history of service in combat zones.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the July 3, 2024, Rating Decision only proposed to combine ratings for bilateral shin splints and bilateral knee disabilities. The Veteran did not properly identify issues he was appealing.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lung disability has prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since August 10, 2022. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on August 1, 2014 at Northside Hospital is granted. The Board affords the benefit of doubt to the Veteran and finds that VA facilities were not feasibly available.
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