The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral upper extremity, left lower extremity, lumbar spine, cervical spine, and headache disabilities due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations and missing records.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional development to obtain current VA examinations and medical opinions addressing the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20042023
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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
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- Dismissed
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