The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and unsuccessful efforts to obtain service department ship or deck logs.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary as there were no efforts made to obtain relevant service department records, including ship or deck logs from the USS SARATOGA during the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- disc disease of the lumbar spine, residuals, cervical spine injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1733809
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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.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims for a higher rating for disc disease of the lumbar spine and an initial rating for fracture skull with severe traumatic brain injury and memory loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to substantiate the Veteran's claims for service connection of his back, neck, and hearing loss disabilities. The case will be remanded for further action.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lower back disability, including degenerative joint disease and disc disease of the lumbar spine, was granted in April 2012. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.
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