The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition and bilateral hip disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record, particularly regarding any chiropractic treatment during active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to provide adequate assistance by not obtaining relevant records from Fort Benning and Little Rock VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- neck condition, bilateral hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157440
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for migraines and a neck condition because new evidence submitted after the November 2018 rating decision was not relevant to proving or disproving the Veteran's claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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