The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of heat stroke and entitlement to TDIU due to further development being required.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) with instructions to conduct additional development before deciding the issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Mechanical low back syndrome, Residuals of heat stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0627121
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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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