The Board has remanded the case due to questions about the scope and severity of the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral disability, including whether it involves his left lower extremity. A new VA examination is required.
The deciding factor: Questions were raised about the extent and nature of the veteran's lumbosacral disability, particularly regarding its relationship to a disorder in his left lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0111022
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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.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral shoulder disability, and a lumbosacral disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 1, 2021, for the award of service connection for right knee disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, left ankle disability, psychiatric disability, and lumbosacral disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, a lumbosacral disability, and right and left knee disabilities due to inadequate examinations and the need for further development of evidence related to toxic exposures.
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