The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to scheduling issues with a new examination. The appeals are inextricably intertwined with other disability rating and benefits determinations.
The deciding factor: Due process concerns require the Board to remand the Veteran's appeals for renewed efforts to reschedule the directed examination with proper notice of the examination being documented in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine with mild stenosis, disc space narrowing, neuropathy, and radicular symptoms, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), Polyneuritis of the lower left extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23045154
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for Guillain-Barre Syndrome to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated due to the presence of relevant SSA records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of evidence, particularly regarding a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's Guillain-Barre Syndrome is related to his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's symptoms and residuals have been confirmed by medical evidence, but a VA opinion is needed regarding the etiology of GBS.
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