The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing notice under VCAA.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report indicated that the veteran receives disability benefits from Social Security Administration (SSA), which requires further investigation into the nature of the disability recognized by SSA.
- Claimed conditions
- neck impairment, back impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0631106
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for insomnia and increased the rating to 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome and pinguecula, while denying service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, bilateral pes planus, a neck impairment, and an increased rating for GERD.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection and higher rating was dismissed because the veteran withdrew their appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for back impairment, right hip impairment, gastritis, and diabetes (secondary to PTSD), but denied service connection for hypoglycemia and hearing loss. The Veteran was also awarded a 50% rating for pes planus from October 18, 2018, to January 2, 2020.
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