The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various recurrent disabilities, including knee, foot, spine, and eye conditions. The decision also notes that active duty records are incomplete due to unverified periods with the Navy Reserve.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records associated with the Veteran's inactive duty for training with the Navy Reserve have been identified as a reason for remanding the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right knee disability, recurrent lumbar spine disability, recurrent left knee disability, recurrent right foot disability, recurrent left foot disability, recurrent pulmonary disability (including asthma), recurrent sinus disability (including sinusitis), acquired eye disability, recurrent anemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24009572
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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