The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for right hand disability, left arm disability, neck disability, and acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's SPRs, VA treatment records, and private treatment records are to be obtained on remand.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence may support the reopening of the claims or provide new information that could lead to a favorable decision.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand disability, left arm disability, neck disability, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065622
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disabilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, as an appellant's claim does not survive their death.
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