The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate examination reports and failure to provide adequate reasons or bases in the May 2014 decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were found to be inadequate, particularly regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current lower back disorders and chronic rhinitis.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back disorder, chronic rhinitis, sclerotic left mastoid tip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1553927
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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)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back, right hip, and right ankle disorders as secondary to his left knee disorder. The AOJ must obtain VA examinations and provide answers to questions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome as there is no evidence of a current disability in the record.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their claims for service connection for chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic rhinitis but denied service connection for sinusitis. The Veteran's claim for chronic rhinitis is based on direct evidence, while the denial of sinusitis is due to lack of current diagnosis.
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