The veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection for a left hip disability, and service connection for Guillain-Barre Syndrome are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and consideration of new regulations.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's current level of impairment and determine if his conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Left hip disorder(s), Postoperative residuals of a partial diskectomy at L5-S1 and laminectomies at L4-5
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0403860
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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
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