The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to incomplete service treatment records and missing hospital records from when the Veteran was treated for a football injury during service.
The deciding factor: Incomplete STRs and missing relevant medical records prevent a thorough review of the Veteran's claim, necessitating further investigation.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1756774
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's upper and low back disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral foot disability, and overall body pain are related to his active service. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, remanded claims for service connection for an upper back disability and headaches, and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for left recurrent corneal erosion syndrome.
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