The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The appeal will be reconsidered after these actions.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to changes in spinal rating criteria that were not considered at the time of the initial decision and because there are new VA examination results available for review.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0410733
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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
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