The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right knee disorder, left knee disorder (to include as secondary to claimed right knee disorder), bilateral foot condition (claimed as fallen arches), left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, bilateral lower extremity dry skin disorder, and sleep apnea.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a right knee disorder due to incomplete STRs and lack of VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a left knee disorder (to include as secondary to claimed right knee disorder) due to incomplete STRs and lack of VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral foot condition (claimed as fallen arches), left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, and sleep apnea due to incomplete STRs and lack of VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a left shoulder disorder due to incomplete STRs and lack of VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right elbow disorder, bilateral lower extremity dry skin disorder, and sleep apnea due to incomplete STRs and lack of VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral lower extremity dry skin disorder due to incomplete STRs and lack of VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea due to incomplete STRs and lack of VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.
The deciding factor: Incomplete Service Treatment Records (STRs) and lack of a VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,Incomplete Service Treatment Records (STRs) and lack of a VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,Incomplete Service Treatment Records (STRs) and lack of a VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,Incomplete Service Treatment Records (STRs) and lack of a VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,Incomplete Service Treatment Records (STRs) and lack of a VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,Incomplete Service Treatment Records (STRs) and lack of a VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,Incomplete Service Treatment Records (STRs) and lack of a VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.,Incomplete Service Treatment Records (STRs) and lack of a VA examination prior to the February 2019 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, bilateral foot condition (fallen arches), left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, bilateral lower extremity dry skin disorder, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004007
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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.
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