The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to verify her periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), schedule a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her heat injury, migraine, heart disability, and low back disabilities, and readjudicate the issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA need to be verified as active duty for training (ADT) before service connection can be determined. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- heat injury, low back disability, left shoulder disability, heart disability, migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1800099
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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