The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for upper back, low back, bilateral knee, and right foot conditions due to outstanding treatment records from his employment.
The deciding factor: The appeal is remanded because of the need to obtain additional medical records related to the Veteran's employment.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back condition, low back condition, bilateral knee condition, right foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22028717
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle strain and right foot condition, finding no current disability related to service.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of his low back condition, finding that it is related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neck condition and a low back condition, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
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