The veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological condition (manifested by low back pain and numbness), secondary to the service-connected disability of left side muscle group XVII shrapnel wound damage, is being remanded due to procedural issues.
The deciding factor: Procedural errors have been identified that require additional development before the claim can be adjudicated.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological condition (manifested by low back pain and numbness)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0336570
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's neurological condition (manifested by low back pain and numbness) is not due to his service-connected disability of left side Muscle Group XVII shrapnel wound damage. The PTSD claim was also denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the veteran's service-connected PTSD and neurological condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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