The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records were added to the claims file after the issuance of the SOC, necessitating a remand for initial review by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a back injury, Residuals of a cervical spine injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0812628
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric pathology.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury, lumbar spine strain, and limitations of extension and flexion in both knees with arthritis, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the issues of service connection for residuals of a pelvic injury, back injury, left hip injury, and head injury, as well as the issue regarding whether the injuries were due to willful misconduct.
- Partly granted
The Board reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury due to new and material evidence but denied it on the merits. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury were all denied.
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