The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed rib injury and its relationship to his military service.
The deciding factor: The opinion provided by the VA examiner was inadequate as it did not address all relevant medical records, including those from February 3, 2011 and March 7, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- rib injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21075893
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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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