The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, type II diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and TDIU due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
The deciding factor: The Board found that any determinations with respect to these claims would materially affect the service connection claims being remanded and must therefore be remanded as well.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21002043
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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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