The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of a right foot disorder, right knee disorder, and back disorder due to evidentiary development needs. The Veteran's service records are silent on these issues but he reported injuries during basic training and at Fort Leonard Wood Army Base.
The deciding factor: Service connection is being remanded as there are no definitive service records available for the claimed disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disorder, right knee disorder, back disorder (lumbago with sciatica)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23055149
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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
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