The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder. The claims are now pending for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions failed to adequately address continuity of symptomatology and potential pre-service onset, which is necessary for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20000528
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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