The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and seeking a VA examiner's opinion regarding the veteran's back problems and hepatitis.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed from the RO to determine if there is a relationship between the veteran's current health issues and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disorder, residuals of hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0329157
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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
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: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for thoracolumbar strain, finding that it began in service and is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic low back disorder and right leg disorder, finding that the current disabilities are not causally related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of hepatitis, as there was no evidence that he had any current disability related to his in-service diagnosis of amoebic hepatitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for hepatitis to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and allow the AOJ to conduct additional development.
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