The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and needs further examination of the Veteran's syringomyelia, including its impact on his upper back, shoulders, arms, hands, neck, headaches, urinary frequency, and mental health.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are needed to determine the nature and severity of all manifestations of the Veteran’s syringomyelia.
- Claimed conditions
- syringomyelia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147586
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for service connection for syringomyelia, which was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability.
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