The Board has remanded the claims for back, neck, and right leg conditions due to incomplete examinations and unanswered medical questions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA examinations and unanswered medical questions regarding the Veteran's preexisting polio and service connection claims have led to a remand.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition (claimed as back pain), neck condition (claimed as neck pain), right leg condition (claimed as right leg weakness)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20074011
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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