The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, but the issues of service connection for chronic stomach pain and headaches secondary to PTSD have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded because further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbar spine, Chronic stomach pain, Chronic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18131114
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The other conditions are remanded for further review.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for cervical spine disability was denied, as the evidence did not show ankylosis or forward flexion to 15 degrees or less.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic headaches was granted with a 50% rating.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for chronic headaches and obstructive sleep apnea.
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