The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an upper back and shoulders disorder remains pending.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and further evaluation by a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back, shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1338294
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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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and his claimed arthritis of the right knee, hips, low back, and shoulders. The examiner is requested to provide opinions on whether these conditions are caused or aggravated by the service-connected left knee disability.
- Whole decision: 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.
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