The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a lower back disability and foot disability due to insufficient examination reports. The Veteran is being asked to provide additional evidence or undergo further examinations.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions were inadequate, based on incomplete information and lack of discussion regarding relevant evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back disability, foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18151412
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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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