The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of her claimed conditions. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if her current conditions are related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not sufficient medical evidence to support a decision on the merits and thus remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- vertebral compression fracture, sciatica, chronic left shoulder pain, chronic right shoulder pain, bunionectomy of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188543
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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
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