The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if any diagnosed disc disease and/or wedging compression fractures at T12 and L1 are part of the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disability, and whether his subjective complaints of numbness and 'pins and needles' sensation are attributable to his service-connected degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral spine.
The deciding factor: The Board is remanding the case for further development to comply with the requirement in 38 U.S.C.A. § 7104(d)(1) that the Board include reasons or bases adequate to explain its findings of fact and conclusions of law, including consideration of Diagnostic Codes 5293 and 5285.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0102309
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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.
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