The Board has remanded the case due to issues being inextricably intertwined, specifically the service connection for a low back disorder and the claim for service connection for progressive muscular atrophy. The claims will be readjudicated together.
The deciding factor: Issues are inextricably intertwined as they involve the same Veteran and related conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- progressive muscular atrophy, muscular atrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037407
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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)
The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding medical records and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed progressive muscular atrophy or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of the hands.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's progressive muscular atrophy, COPD, and disability manifested by fatigue are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on direct evidence of a relationship to active duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right foot drop as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that the evidence is at least in balance regarding whether the Veteran's symptoms are increased due to his service-connected condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records.
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