The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further development, including VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and the need for further development, including VA examinations, were identified as reasons for remanding the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic thoracolumbar pain, segmental and somatic dysfunction of the lumbar and thoracic region, ankylosing spondylitis of cervical spine, neuralgia of all three radicular groups (also claimed as radiculopathy cervical region, and neuralgia upper radicular group), neuralgia sciatic nerve (also claimed as radiculopathy lumbar region), depression and anxiety (also claimed as alcohol abuse)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162816
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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.
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