The Board has remanded the case for additional development including obtaining SSA records, providing a supplemental medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities and determining whether any service-connected conditions caused or aggravated them.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must provide an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's in-service motor vehicle accident and his current right arm nerve condition and muscle strain. The examiner should also determine if any service-connected disabilities either caused or aggravated these conditions, as well as whether he had a distinct diagnosis of vertigo that was related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve condition of the right arm, muscle strain of the right forearm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1341856
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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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