The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received since the November 2011 statement of the case, and further development is required before a final decision can be made.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was submitted by the Veteran, necessitating additional review and examination to determine its impact on the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral shoulder disability, right Achilles tendon disability, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1306391
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the claims of service connection for cervical spine and skin rash disabilities, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to active military service.
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