The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating issues to afford the Veteran examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to obtain a more definitive medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot condition, bilateral hand condition, bilateral eye condition, left knee disorder (including osteoarthritis), psychiatric disorder, keloids of the chest, right breast, abdomen, groin, back, and shoulders, folliculitis decalvans of the scalp, right knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003805
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 the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for bilateral tinnitus, right knee osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis due to inadequate medical evidence.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of jurisdiction over the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability to correct an error in not securing an adequate medical opinion.
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