The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's claim for service connection of a disability manifested by bilateral arm pain. The case is now remanded for additional examination and review.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated, but it indicates that further development is needed as the appeal involves determining whether the veteran's current condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral arm pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0326414
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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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral arm pain, bilateral shoulder strains, cervical strain, and bilateral pes planus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw his appeals for various conditions and ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed bilateral arm condition, including pain, swelling, blistering, and radiation dermatitis. The Veteran contends that his current condition is related to service-connected prostate cancer or a Gulf War undiagnosed illness.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for vulvovaginitis trichomoniasis is denied because the condition was treated and did not recur or cause residuals during her period of service.,The Veteran's recurrent cough is not considered a separate condition from her already service-connected conditions (sinusitis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and GERD).,Service connection for bilateral arm pain is denied as it is related to carpal tunnel syndrome which the Veteran is already service-connected for.,Service connection for status post tubal ligation surgery scar is denied because the condition was not aggravated by service.
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