The Board is remanding the case due to failure to provide proper notification of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and medical records from a private employment accident.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim was not properly notified of the changes brought about by the VCAA and requires further action under the law to ensure full compliance with due process requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- disc protrusion, foraminal encroachment and scarring of nerve root with radiculitis and radiculopathy, L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0309832
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Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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.
What you can do next
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