The Board has remanded two issues: one regarding the evaluation of service-connected status postnasal fracture with residual effects, and another to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for upper back pain. The Veteran needs to be scheduled for VA examinations to address these issues.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to incomplete or unavailable records from the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System and other VA facilities, which prevent the Board from making a determination on the merits of the cases.
- Claimed conditions
- status postnasal fracture with residual effects, upper back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20076602
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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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