The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further action is required due to incomplete documentation and the need for additional evaluations to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic irritable bowel syndrome, chronic head injury residuals, chronic headache disorder to include migraine, cervical spine injury residuals, lumbar spine injury residuals, lumbar spine injury residuals with right thigh numbness and sciatica, trapezius muscle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0833701
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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 veteran's request for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. The claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD), sleep disturbances, and lumbar spine injury residuals were remanded for further evaluation.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine injury residuals, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity varicose veins, left lower extremity varicose veins, bronchitis, and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete service treatment records from the Veteran's National Guard and Reserve periods of service. The claims will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims related to the Veteran's service connection, including for cervical spine injury residuals, lumbar spine disability, right and left lower extremity varicose veins, bronchitis, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a right knee disability. The issues also include reopening of these claims based on new evidence.
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