The Board has ordered additional development to be completed, including obtaining records from the Social Security Administration and a VA medical facility in Millington, Tennessee. The case will be remanded for further consideration.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the veteran received treatment at a VA or Naval Medical Center in Millington, Tennessee.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of injuries to the head, neck and back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638549
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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.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's residuals of injuries to the neck, head, and back were not incurred in or aggravated by her active service.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence of a disease or injury in service, and the veteran did not provide sufficient information to establish continuity of symptomatology after service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for residuals of injuries to the head, neck, and upper thoracic spine was denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's current neck strain is related to his in-service activities.
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