The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient rationale in previous opinions and the need for additional medical examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the prior opinions were not adequately supported by the record, particularly regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current disabilities related to her motor vehicle accident during service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc fusion L4-S1, paralysis, right leg muscle atrophy, cervical fusion C4-C7
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19182787
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.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for right leg muscle atrophy, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, hand, leg, ankle, paralysis, hypertension, tuberculosis, eye, hernia, and vertigo, as there was no evidence of current disability or a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for action consistent with a joint motion for partial remand, specifically to address whether VA satisfied its duty to assist with regard to obtaining private treatment records.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before filing an appeal to the Board.
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