The Board has remanded the case for further development of the evidence, including verification of service dates and VA examinations. The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are pending.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to ensure an accurate assessment of the veteran's conditions and their impact on his disability rating and service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- disc disease of the cervical spine, disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0418255
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on chronic headache disorder, adjustment disorder with disturbance of mood and anxiety, and cervical spine disc disease are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantial and gainful employment due to his head injury, headaches, skin condition, and adjustment disorder. The Board has granted a TDIU rating based on the severity of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on four different conditions have been dismissed due to his request to withdraw the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and unsuccessful efforts to obtain service department ship or deck logs.
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