The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing documents and need for additional development of evidence. The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of chiropractic treatment visits is related to non-service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional development of the evidence is required as there are missing documents that may be relevant to the prior authorization claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1703(a).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar spine pain, thoracic spine pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19144126
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
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for thoracic spine pain and cervical strain, but denied service connection for right 3rd digit residuals, hand tremors, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional abdominal pain syndrome/abdominal pain bleeding, allergy-induced asthma, a right ankle disorder, claimed as degenerative joint disease (DJD), headaches, and respiratory insufficiency (dyspnea).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for COPD and thoracic spine pain. The Veteran's claim of service connection for COPD is reopened, but his claim for thoracic spine pain remains denied.
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