The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete development and potential consideration of undiagnosed illness or multi-symptom illnesses.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed, including notification about the types of non-medical evidence that can be submitted in support of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- pain in the low back, pain in the neck, pain in the shoulders, pain in the fingers, pain in the knees, pain in the ankles, pain in the toes, sores in the nose, sores on the fingers, sores on the toes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1600930
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating and earlier effective date for pain in the shoulders, knees, and ankles was denied. The RO granted service connection based on new evidence but did not issue a final decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including VA examinations and readjudication of service connection claims. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for the appellant's current disability manifested by pain and weakness in the low back, lower extremities, ankles, and feet.
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