The claims of service connection for back, right knee, and left knee disorders have been readjudicated due to new and relevant evidence. The claim for service connection for a neck disorder is denied.,The claims of service connection for right hand and left hand disorders are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine their relationship to service.
The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence has been submitted, but the current evidence does not establish a link between any of these conditions and service. The Veteran's reports of in-service injuries do not meet the threshold for establishing service connection.,The available medical evidence does not support a finding that the claimed right hand and left hand disorders are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, left ear hearing loss, neck disorder, right hand disorder, left hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2023
- Citation
- A23032965
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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.
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