The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and arranging for a VA examination. The claim for DEA benefits is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to properly assess the severity of the Veteran's conditions and determine appropriate disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine (previously characterized as cervical strain, now characterized as spinal stenosis), gastritis with hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21072706
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to March 12, 2019.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for right shoulder disability, bilateral foot disability (claimed as a bilateral foot infection), fibromyalgia, respiratory disability, and gastritis with hiatal hernia are all remanded due to insufficient evidence on their merits.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to October 13, 2016.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for migraine headaches, patella tendinitis of each knee, and gastritis with hiatal hernia. The appeals were remanded due to incomplete medical records.
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