The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain all relevant medical records and clarify the Veteran's in-service and post-service treatment. The claims will be readjudicated after this development.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is required to determine if there are any outstanding VA or private treatment records, as well as clarification of the Veteran's in-service and post-service treatment history.
- Claimed conditions
- status post displaced fracture to the distal third right radius major, lumbar back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0948086
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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 bilateral degenerative hip disability, chronic chest pain, left shoulder disability, and lumbar back pain as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities related to active military service.
- Dismissed
The appeals for left knee injury, lumbar back pain, bilateral burn scars, and sleep apnea have been dismissed. The appeal of post-traumatic stress disorder is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims for additional development, including service connection for various disabilities and an initial rating for lumbar back pain.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left and right knee disorders, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, tinnitus, lumbar back pain, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation for the entirety of the appeal period.
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