The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for low back disorder, lower extremity neurological impairment secondary to a low back disorder, arthritis of multiple joints, bilateral lower extremity arthralgia, and bilateral foot impairment. The issues of service connection for intestinal blockage and gastroesophageal reflux disease have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal with respect to the issues of service connection for low back disorder, lower extremity neurological impairment secondary to a low back disorder, arthritis of multiple joints, bilateral lower extremity arthralgia, and bilateral foot impairment during the February 2019 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, lower extremity neurological impairment, arthritis of multiple joints, bilateral lower extremity arthralgia, bilateral foot impairment, intestinal blockage, gastroesophageal reflux disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166450
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disorder to obtain additional medical evidence and ensure that the Veteran is afforded every possible consideration.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a low back disorder was dismissed as the RO granted service connection in a November 2023 rating decision.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome. The Board also denied an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition.
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