The Board has remanded several claims due to the submission of additional evidence and a need for further development. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reconsidered.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant evidence was submitted, necessitating further review and consideration by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture of proximal phalanx of the left fourth toe, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, chronic right knee strain, ischemic cardiomyopathy with congestive cardiac failure and coronary atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis of the right foot, osteoarthritis of the left hand, osteoarthritis of the right hand, unspecified idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, unspecified idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, unspecified idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, unspecified idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2024
- Citation
- 24016042
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left foot and right foot, as these issues are being addressed in a separate appeal under a different docket number.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, as well as his right knee scar. The RO must attempt to obtain all available private treatment records from the Tennessee Orthopedic Clinic.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the left (non-dominant) shoulder, right knee, and left knee are being remanded due to a failure to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).,The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also being remanded as it was denied in the most recent rating decision without an SSOC having been issued.
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