The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and for additional development of records.
The deciding factor: The examination opinions were not based on full review of the record, including relevant STRs and VA treatment records, and did not address the relationship between service and current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity condition, left lower extremity condition, clavicle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20054430
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left lower extremity condition, to include a left gluteal muscle condition, for further development including obtaining SSA records and new VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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