The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical examination and records, particularly regarding the Veteran's throat disability and its relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for clarification of the nature and etiology of any current disability related to the Veteran’s throat, including bilateral mandibular tori, and residuals from a surgery in service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral mandibular tori, throat condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19133223
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a throat condition, gastrointestinal condition, psychiatric disorder, back condition, elbow conditions, foot pain, leg conditions, migraine headaches, penile condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for 20 conditions including depression, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury, finding insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus. The Board remanded three conditions (back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, and left leg condition) for further adjudication.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a throat condition and tinnitus were dismissed due to lack of response within 60 days of the Board's request for clarification regarding his preferred docket.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a throat condition for further development, including obtaining an updated medical opinion.
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