The Board has remanded the case due to changes in the law and the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because of new legal requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0120099
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 0120099.
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 Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the spine, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded all service connection claims for accrued benefits purposes due to a failure to obtain relevant medical records and associate them with the claims file.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the spine, finding that there is not an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence to support the claim.
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