The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal requires additional development due to incomplete records and inadequate opinions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant medical records, complete the Veteran’s VA Vocational Rehabilitation file, identify any workman’s compensation claim filed by the Veteran, and gather information about who placed him in a wheelchair and transported him to the Emergency Room.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current record was incomplete and lacked adequate opinions regarding the Veteran's claims. Therefore, additional development is necessary to ensure all relevant records are obtained and considered.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160166
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for low back injury, groin injury, arthritis (claimed as rib cage injury), and left side nerve damage (claimed as side injury) due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back injury and secondary service connection for a low back disability, as well as a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back injury as there is no credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to his back during active duty training or reserve training.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for residuals of a low back injury is granted. The appeal regarding PTSD was remanded, with the initial rating denied and the subsequent rating after October 2, 2015, also denied.
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