The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic headaches and migraines, a back disorder, chronic nerve pain, a right knee disorder, and appendix cancer and residuals to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The claims are being returned to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current VA examination reports were inadequate for adjudication purposes and remanded the cases for new addendum opinions from appropriate clinicians.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic headaches, migraines, back disorder, right knee disorder, appendix cancer and residuals
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2021
- Citation
- 21074026
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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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