The Board remands the claims for further development, including scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: Further medical evidence is needed to adequately assess the Veteran's claims due to a lack of current diagnoses and information regarding the onset and etiology of his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Disfigurement residuals of laser hair removal, Obstructive sleep apnea, Hypertension, Low back scar, Right shoulder arthritis with rotator cuff tendonitis and acromioclavicular joint separation, Lumbar spondylosis and status post-surgical debridement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24002022
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40% rating for his low back condition and a 60% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, while other claims were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
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