The Board has determined that further development is necessary before adjudication of the issues on appeal, including obtaining SSA disability determination and medical records associated with the determination, providing a new VA examination for the Veteran's low back disability, and scheduling another VA examination to determine if the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there are outstanding issues of record that need further development before adjudication can be completed. Specifically, the Veteran has not been provided with all relevant SSA disability determination and medical records, a new VA examination for his low back disability, and another VA examination to determine if he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgia of the skeletal joints, muscle pain of the bilateral legs and feet, dyspepsia, claimed as a stomach disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right ankle strain, right foot pain, breathing problems to include as due to asbestos exposure, degenerative joint disease of the low back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1123206
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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
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