The Veteran's claims for service connection for a tongue disability and residuals of a low back strain have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence has been submitted, but further evaluation is needed to determine if the current disabilities are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- tongue disability, residuals of a low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19169038
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, prostate cancer, skin disorder, kidney disability, gastrointestinal disabilities, tongue disability, and back disability as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a nexus between the claimed conditions and military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has accepted the Veteran's February 2018 Notice of Disagreement as timely filed, finding that there is sufficient evidence to rebut the presumption of regularity in this case. The appeal was granted for some issues and denied for others.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current tongue disability is at least as likely as not related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for a tongue disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tongue disability is remanded for a new examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected tongue disability, including any recurrence of ranulas and swelling.
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