The Board remands the Veteran's claims for further development, including updated VA examinations to address the current severity of his service-connected conditions and the etiology of his claimed non-service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to outstanding treatment records and potential worsening of the Veteran's conditions, as well as to ensure adequate medical opinions are obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI), left knee condition, right knee condition, fifth left metatarsal avulsion residuals, left wrist condition, migraines, rib/sternum condition, left ankle condition, insomnia, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, kidney condition (claimed as rhabdomyolysis), hematuria, to include as secondary to the Veteran's claimed kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002599
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
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