The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and for further development regarding service connection for a bilateral sciatic nerve strain and TDIU.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a bilateral sciatic nerve strain, and to assess whether the Veteran's disability renders him unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral sciatic nerve strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1413052
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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