The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the need for a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing her July 2018 Notice of Disagreement.
The deciding factor: The RO did not acknowledge the July 2018 Notice of Disagreement as a response to the April 2018 administrative decision, and no SOC has been issued.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand numbness, right hand numbness, right foot numbness, left foot numbness, amenorrhea, an eye condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2026
- Citation
- A26010399
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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
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeals regarding the severance of service connection for right hand numbness and left hand numbness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right foot conditions and their relation to service. The claim will be reconsidered with additional examination and opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to continuity of symptoms since service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because there is no evidence of a current disability within one year of separation from service and the VA examiner found no etiological link between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.,The Veteran's frostbite of the bilateral feet is denied as there is no current diagnosis of cold injuries, only peripheral artery disease and lower extremity neuropathy.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability and right hand disabilities, finding no current disabilities or evidence of in-service injury. The Board also remanded the case to obtain additional records and provide an addendum opinion regarding the lumbar spine disability.
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