The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left knee condition, right knee condition, low back condition, skin condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to verify the Veteran's periods of active and reserve service and obtain any outstanding service treatment and personnel records.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to unclear verification of the Veteran's periods of active and reserve service and to obtain relevant medical evidence regarding the etiology of her skin condition in relation to her deployment exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition, right knee condition, low back condition, skin condition, claimed as acne, acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000579
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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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