The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examinations and a need for further development, including a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a more definitive opinion regarding the Veteran's functional loss during flare-ups and after repetitive use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157661
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a thoracic sprain but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain as secondary to the left shoulder strain, and thoracic sprain as secondary to the left shoulder strain.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for a thoracic sprain and remanded the issue of an initial rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective April 12, 2005 due to her service-connected disabilities. The combined rating for her service-connected conditions reached 90% as of that date.
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