The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to missing service treatment records and a need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The case is being returned to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination of the back and legs.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg swelling, thoracic back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1000737
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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