The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back injury, chest pain, and an increased rating for hypertension due to inadequate examination reports and lack of relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: The examination reports are insufficient and there is a need for additional medical evidence to support the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Back injury, Chest pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20026329
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's ambulance expenses incurred on September 26, 2024 for medical treatment of a back injury are granted as the condition constituted an emergency and travel by ambulance was medically required. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to defray the cost.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of back, left knee, and right knee injuries due to a lack of VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) for claims related to an increased rating and service connection, as well as lack of jurisdiction over a previously granted claim for sinusitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's character of discharge and service connection claims.
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