The Board has determined that the Veteran's service records have not been fully verified and additional development is needed to determine his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, INACDUTRA, and FTTD. The AOJ must also obtain all outstanding complete service treatment records and service personnel records from the United States Navy, the United States Navy Reserve, the Kansas Air National Guard, and the Colorado Air National Guard.
The deciding factor: The Board's decision is remanded due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, INACDUTRA, and FTTD, which are necessary for proper service connection determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disorder (claimed as residuals of a fracture of the right foot), right shoulder disorder, right-sided hernia, right foot surgical scars, right lower extremity nerve disorder, to include causalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and mononeuritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23060727
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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
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