The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 30, 2000 for the award of service connection for recurrent lumbar strain is being remanded due to VCAA compliance issues.
The deciding factor: VCAA requirements have not been fully satisfied in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0400025
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the decision and a need for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a clinician.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including recurrent lumbar strain, sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, femoral radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and left knee strain, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment for one year prior to January 14, 2016. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for this period.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent lumbar strain. However, the claim for arthritis of the spine was denied as there is no evidence that it manifested during or within one year after service and is not related to his service-connected lumbar strain.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's spondylosis cervical spine, recurrent lumbar strain, right knee instability, and left knee limitation of motion have been granted service connection. The Veteran has also received a TDIU rating.
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