The Board has remanded both service connection claims for additional development due to the need for medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back injury and multiple sclerosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is insufficient to determine whether the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a low back injury, multiple sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102060
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and dismissed the claims for tinnitus, multiple sclerosis, neck condition, and low back condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the condition initially manifested within seven years of discharge from active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for multiple sclerosis has been dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.
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