The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations regarding the Veteran's work-related functional limitations due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further development of the record, including obtaining VA authorized non-VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for an examination to determine his work-related functional limitations due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound of the neck, cervical degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20073552
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,506 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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