The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to additional VA clinical documentation received after the last supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as the Board cannot consider additional evidence without prior Agency of Original Jurisdiction review, unless a waiver is provided by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right knee disability (patellofemoral pain syndrome), recurrent left knee disability (patellofemoral pain syndrome), recurrent rib disability (left side costochondritis and pain), psychiatric disability (PTSD), recurrent memory disability (amnesia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24032912
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and a neck disability, but remanded the claims for a skin disability (seborrheic dermatitis) and a psychiatric disability (PTSD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, a bilateral eye disability, edema of abdomen, legs, and feet, and a liver disability, all claimed as resulting from herbicide agent exposure. The decision also includes a remand for further examination to determine if PTSD is related to the Veteran's service at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has withdrawn several issues from the Veteran's appeal, including those related to loss of smell, taste, chloracne, psychiatric disability (PTSD), respiratory disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and burn scars of the hands. The remaining issues include service connection for gastrointestinal disability, peripheral neuropathy, facial acne scarring, and automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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