The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck and lower back injuries due to incomplete VA examination notifications, missing records from Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, General Hospital Kraven Lock, and Baltimore VAMC, as well as private treatment records of Drs. Margolese and Knair.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims were not properly notified of the VA examination and had incomplete medical records which affected the completeness of the record for consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a neck injury, residuals of a lower back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1242662
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lower back injury, upper back injury, and aggravated left knee injury due to errors in duty to assist. The AOJ is required to verify any periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INADUTRA), obtain service treatment records, and schedule VA medical examinations.
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