The Board remands the claims for a lower back disability and chronic headaches to obtain additional evidence and provide an adequate examination.
The deciding factor: The current medical opinions are inadequate, and there is new evidence that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a lower back disability. The Veteran's representative also argued that her headaches were in fact flare-ups of her sinuses, which requires further investigation.
- Claimed conditions
- Lower back disability, Chronic headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24002296
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.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted the petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, while denying service connection for lower back, kidney, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and sleep apnea.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for chronic headaches and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the remaining claims for further development.
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