The Board has determined that further examination and development are necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection. The issues of entitlement to service connection have been remanded.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral trench foot, fractured coccyx, chronic pelvic pain, and/or low back disorder, sinus disorder (including sinusitis and allergic rhinitis), heart palpitations, hypertension and/or hypertensive heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23057253
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fainting, loss of consciousness and heart palpitations as they are not related to the Veteran's active service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic pelvic pain based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's condition began during active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, and heart palpitations as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.
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