The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to new evidence received after a final decision, and because of efforts to obtain records related to the Veteran's July 1989 accident.
The deciding factor: New service personnel records were received that are pertinent to the issues decided in the April 2002 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- compression of the spine at L4-L5 level, right calcaneus fracture, right orbital rim fracture
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20077148
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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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