The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of his claimed conditions to his active duty service. The VA must provide a medical examination to address all theories of entitlement, including those related to Ranger Parachute training.
The deciding factor: The Board finds there is insufficient competent medical evidence on file for the claimant's service connection claims due to potential unassociated STRs and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, titanium reconstruction head/face, Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2024
- Citation
- 24008544
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for nocturia, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining necessary medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee conditions, denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and denied special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a lower extremity.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.
- 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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