The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons and bases in its August 2005 decision, specifically failing to consider an April 1943 in-service physiotherapy clinical note. The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury is now pending with instructions for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to take into account the April 1943 in-service treatment for low back pain, which could potentially relate to the veteran's current back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a back injury, osteoarthritis of the low back, compression fracture of L1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0714071
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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 denied service connection for residuals of a back injury, head injury, and neck injury as the evidence did not support that these injuries occurred during or while traveling from active duty.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a back injury and an effective date earlier than May 26, 2023, for the award of service connection for residuals of a back injury.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines and residuals of a back injury due to untimely notice of disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of back, head, and neck injuries due to incomplete efforts in obtaining the Veteran's National Guard service records.
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