The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for mechanical low back pain, as well as his claim for a torn right bicep. The issues include whether the Veteran's right bicep tear is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an addendum opinion was needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right bicep tear and a new examination was required for the assessment of his back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right distal bicep tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19118914
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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.
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