The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling examinations. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection or increased ratings for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current disability in many of the claimed conditions, and there are insufficient grounds to grant any of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- shin splints of the right leg, shin splints of the left leg, retinal pigment hypertrophy of the left eye, bilateral tinea pedis (claimed as athlete's foot), painful keloid scar disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, dizziness, bilateral foot disabilities, to include flatfoot (also claimed as plantar fasciitis), right shoulder disability (also claimed as scapula myalgia, and myositis), left shoulder disability (also claimed as scapula, myalgia, and myositis), back disability (claimed as (residual(s) of) a back injury and/or back strain), neck disability (claimed as back injury and/or back strain), headache disability, left knee disability (claimed as left knee arthritis), right hand disability (claimed as righthand arthritis), left hand disability (claimed as lefthand arthritis), right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right hip disability, to include as secondary to a back disability, left hip disability, to include as secondary to a back disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24013245
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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
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