The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural issue and requests additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on insufficient medical evidence of record for VA to make a decision on the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- scoliosis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0031579
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0031579.
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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal request for service connection claims due to untimeliness and lack of good cause.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for scoliosis of the spine was dismissed, and claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability (PTSD, other than persistent depressive disorder) and Type II diabetes mellitus were denied. Other claims were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected scoliosis of the spine and chronic low back pain are being remanded for further evaluation due to incomplete medical records and a need for a new VA examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to support these claims. The Veteran is now entitled to a determination on whether she can establish service connection for her claimed disabilities.
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