The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the claim of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for limitation of motion of the dorsal spine due to potential interrelatedness with a separate disability and changes in VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected dorsal spine disability may be related to his nonservice-connected lumbosacral spine disability, which requires further evaluation. Additionally, recent changes to VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities pertaining to the spine need to be considered in evaluating the veteran's disability.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of motion of the dorsal spine, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2004
- Citation
- 0408256
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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 the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus based on aggravation of a preexisting disability, but denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, anemia, and gastritis as the conditions were not shown to be related to or aggravated by service.
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