The Board remands the claim for an upper back disorder to schedule a VA examination and obtain any outstanding medical records.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's claimed condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063077
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, headaches, a neck disorder, an upper back disorder, a lower back disorder, and a left arm disorder as there was no evidence of current disabilities during the appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for an upper back disorder.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence linking the veteran's current upper and lower back disorders to her active military service, including a 1956 airplane accident. The Board denied both claims for service connection.
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