The Board remanded the case for additional development and readjudication due to an inadequate reasons and bases provided in a previous decision.
The deciding factor: The September 2001 private medical opinion from Dr. G was not adequately clarified, and a new examination is needed to address the etiology of the back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0811434
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional action.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic hypertension and a chronic back disorder, but granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the period prior to April 13, 2004, and a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability as of that date.
- Partly granted
The Board determined that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic back disorder, but denied service connection. The Board also found no basis for an initial compensable evaluation for pulmonary pleural plaquing.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic bowel disorder, swollen glands in the neck region, and a chronic back disorder as these conditions were not shown to be related to the veteran's active military service or exposure to Agent Orange.
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