The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for a low back disability, colorectal cancer, and metastatic bone cancer. However, these claims are remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was received that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, but further examination is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current low back disability and colorectal and metastatic bone cancers.
- Claimed conditions
- low_back_disability, colorectal_cancer, metastatic_bone_cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19115891
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for a low back disability has been reopened. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for other conditions (left knee, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, heart, hypertension, gall bladder removal residuals, hepatitis C, skin, dizziness with headaches) is remanded.
- Granted
The claim for service connection of a low back disability is granted. The claim for PTSD is denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for low back and neck disabilities, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year thereafter. The veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's current low back disability was not present during service, did not manifest within a year after service, and is not etiologically related to any incident from service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a low back disorder is denied.
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