The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The claims will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to inadequate or incomplete development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome of the cervical spine, chronic low back disability, degenerative joint disease of unspecified joints, chronic residual disability stemming from the surgical removal in service of a benign lesion on the right testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0533616
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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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