The Veteran's claims for service connection for musculoskeletal pain and neurological symptoms in the lower extremities due to undiagnosed illness are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his military service or an undiagnosed illness experienced during his deployment in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- musculoskeletal pain, neurological symptoms in the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1303841
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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.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The claim for service connection for musculoskeletal pain is dismissed because there was no justiciable case or controversy before the Board.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for musculoskeletal pain and arthritis of the feet, shoulders, knees, and neck based on a lack of objective evidence within one year of separation from service.
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