The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions and the need for additional medical examinations.
The deciding factor: VA examination opinions were found to be inadequate, requiring a remand for addendum opinions. Additional medical examinations are also needed as per the Veterans' Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- left hand pain, right hand pain (status post remote nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of right ring finger), an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, anxiety, and/or insomnia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), left shin splint pain/arthritis, right shin splint pain/arthritis, left elbow pain/arthritis, right elbow pain/arthritis, left shoulder/arm pain/arthritis, right shoulder/arm pain/arthritis, left knee pain/arthritis, right knee pain/arthritis, left hip pain/arthritis, right hip pain/arthritis, neck disability, left ankle pain/arthritis, right ankle pain/arthritis, left wrist pain/arthritis, right wrist pain/arthritis, low back pain/arthritis, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy (pain), bilateral feet pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066728
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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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