The Board has ordered additional development to obtain missing service treatment records and VA examination opinions regarding the Veteran's back disabilities. The claim will be remanded for these actions.
The deciding factor: Additional clinical records are needed to determine if the Veteran's back conditions had their onset in or are otherwise related to service, as well as whether any congenital defect is aggravated by a superimposed disease or injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- DDD, disc dehydration, vertebral hemangioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1824830
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection due to his withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and TDIU prior to March 14, 2016 due to inadequate medical opinions and inextricably intertwined issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the claim of service connection for a back condition due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's tinnitus is found related to noise exposure during service, while his back disability requires further examination and opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective August 27, 2019, as he met the schedular requirements for a TDIU on that date and continuously pursued his claim thereafter.
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