The veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including consideration of service connection for disc herniation and an increased evaluation for low back pain with fibromyositis. The outcome of these issues will affect each other.
The deciding factor: The claims are intertwined as they both involve the veteran's low back disability, necessitating simultaneous review.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain with fibromyositis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0318552
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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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