The Board remands the claims for service connection and entitlement to a TDIU due to missing service records, lack of adequate medical opinions, and other procedural issues.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to incomplete evidence and procedural errors in the initial decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, Depression, Left elbow disorder, Right elbow disorder, Left wrist disorder, Right wrist disorder, Left shoulder disorder, Right shoulder disorder, Cervical spine disorder, Lumbar spine disorder, Left hip disorder, Right hip disorder, Left knee disorder, Right knee disorder, Left ankle disorder, Right ankle disorder, Left foot disorder, Right foot disorder, Asthma, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066501
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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