The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inconsistencies in medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the veteran's chronic right shoulder, thoracic spine, and lumbosacral spine disabilities. The RO must ensure all notification and development action required by VCAA is completed, including obtaining medical records from SSA and reviewing the claims file with a VA physician.
The deciding factor: The Board found inconsistencies in medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the veteran's chronic right shoulder, thoracic spine, and lumbosacral spine disabilities and ordered further development to clarify these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbosacral spine disability, chronic thoracic spine disability, chronic right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0200077
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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
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a chronic thoracic spine disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing injury to his T12 vertebra was aggravated by active duty. The claim for lumbosacral spine disability is denied as it did not have its onset during active military service and is not secondary to a service-connected thoracic spine disability.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spondylosis warrants a 10 percent disability rating, effective from May 28, 2010. The Veteran's other claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied.
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