The Board has ordered additional development due to deficiencies in the original decision, including a failure to discuss VA's heightened duty to assist and provide adequate reasons and bases for the denial of service connection. The Veteran is advised of his right to submit alternative evidence such as buddy statements from fellow servicemembers regarding an in-service back injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found deficiencies in the original decision, including a failure to discuss VA's heightened duty to assist and provide adequate reasons and bases for the denial of service connection. The Veteran is advised of his right to submit alternative evidence such as buddy statements from fellow servicemembers regarding an in-service back injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1626203
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of his back condition due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider all relevant evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of his back condition due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider all relevant evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's back condition is related to his service-connected left knee replacement residuals and grants service connection for this secondary condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's back condition is granted service connection. The claim for a condition manifested by disequilibrium and dizziness is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
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