The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to the need for additional examinations and development of medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and development of evidence related to the Veteran's spinal disorders and peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative spinal disorders (cervical, thoracic, lumbar spines), Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176077
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for various conditions, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate them.
- Denied
The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Granted
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