The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition, left foot condition, left hip condition, right hip condition, and multiple myeloma are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and left foot condition are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip condition is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip condition is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple myeloma is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, left foot condition, left hip condition, right hip condition, multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26007352
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected multiple myeloma has been denied. The Board also remanded two issues related to nerve neuropathies, and the claims for TDIU and SMC have been denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, including degenerative disc disease and scoliosis, due to lack of current disability evidence.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his request.,Service connection for a back condition is denied as there is no evidence that the condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple myeloma, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.
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