The Veteran's claims for service connection for upper back and chest disability, as well as left leg radiculopathy, are being remanded due to the need for further medical examination.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine the presence of any current disabilities and their relationship to service or other etiologies.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back, chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1017126
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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 the Veteran's claim for service connection for an upper back or neck disability, finding that his current conditions are not related to his military service and do not meet the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development and failure to substantially comply with prior remand directives. The issue of service connection for a disability of the upper back (to encompass disability of the neck) is returned to the Board for further consideration.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine and/or upper back disability, finding that there was no evidence of such disabilities during his active military service or due to any in-service injury. The Veteran's current neck and upper back issues are attributed to an undiagnosed illness associated with his Southwest Asia service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and a need for further medical opinion regarding the Veteran's neck condition.
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