The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The claim to reopen a back injury claim remains denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the reopening of the claim for service connection for a back injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142926
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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
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