The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's chest disability, including any thoracic spine disability. The issue will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is required to determine if the Veteran's chest disability, which may include a thoracic spine disability, is related to service or other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chest disability, thoracic spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20032612
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin disability and remanded his claims for blurry vision, chest disability, and joint disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to the appellant's withdrawal of these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected migraines are granted, and her thoracic spine disability is rated at 20 percent. The rating for the thoracic spine disability remains unchanged as there is no evidence of flexion limited to 30 degrees or less.
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