The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether his fall from a scooter was caused by VA negligence, and for obtaining additional VA medical records.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's fall from a scooter was caused by VA negligence.
- Claimed conditions
- broken back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1606852
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability (claimed as 'broken back') because new and material evidence was not received to relate his current condition to his service.
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