The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the specific dates of the Veteran's active duty and inactive duty in the U.S. Army National Guard Reserves, particularly those surrounding his alleged automobile accident.
The deciding factor: The specific dates of the Veteran’s periods of Reserve service are crucial for determining if the claimed disability began during those periods of service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19170471
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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.
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The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA medical nexus opinion and failure to obtain relevant non-VA medical records.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, neck strain, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (razor bumps, shave bumps, or ingrown hairs) as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions. The Veteran's tinnitus was assigned the maximum schedular rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, as well as to obtain additional medical records. The Veteran's neck strain and PTSD issues are being reviewed due to the lack of relevant treatment records from certain VA facilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to errors in notification letters.
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