The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and bilateral foot disorders due to incomplete compliance with prior remand instructions. The addendum opinions are needed to address the applicability of the medical literature submitted by the Veteran, as well as the inconsistency in the February 2022 VA opinion regarding causation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the February 2022 VA opinions did not comply with prior remand instructions and thus need to be revised.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disorder, Bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22032566
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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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