The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a back or neck disability due to lack of new and material evidence, despite the submission of recent medical records.
The deciding factor: The submitted medical records did not provide sufficient evidence linking the current disabilities to the veteran's active service in the 1950s.
- Claimed conditions
- back or neck disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0204550
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and neck disabilities, as well as bilateral shoulder disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant medical records from Brooke Army Medical Center and provide addendum opinions addressing the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claims for back or neck disability and bilateral shoulder disability due to inadequate examination opinions. The Veteran's lay statements about his symptoms during and after service, as well as a private treatment record, need to be considered in the new examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral shoulder disability and back or neck disability due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a medical examination to assess the nature and etiology of his claimed back and neck disability as well as his stomach condition.
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