The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left shoulder, low back, and neck disabilities, as well as the reopening of claims for seizure disorder (now claimed as residuals of brain surgery) and bilateral hearing loss disability. The AOJ is instructed to verify all periods of active duty training and inactive duty training, obtain the Veteran's service treatment records and personnel records, and provide a response if records are unavailable.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further efforts were necessary to verify the Veteran’s National Guard service and obtain his service treatment and personnel records.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, low back disability, neck disability, seizure disorder (now claimed as residuals of brain surgery), bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20010077
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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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The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of a neck disability due to pre-decisional error in not obtaining a VA examination and medical opinion.
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The Board has found that remand is needed for the Veteran's claims due to duty to assist errors, including clarification of periods of service and obtaining relevant records. The Veteran will be afforded new medical examinations for each claimed disability.
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