The veteran's claims are being remanded to the RO for additional development and consideration under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. The RO must ensure compliance with all provisions of this act, including notification requirements and readjudication based on new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further action is necessary due to the need for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and internal development of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, aseptic necrosis, left femur, postoperative
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0311848
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased initial ratings and service connection, effective November 18, 2019.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood chronic, sleepwalker disorder, and lower lumbar extremity radiculopathies. The claims for service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, and a TDIU were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease was granted a rating of 40 percent on and after August 11, 2018.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues.
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