The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and providing a current VA examination to determine if the service-connected low back disorder alone prevents substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires further evaluation of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on employability.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine, Residuals of an appendectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0415415
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of an appendectomy due to additional development and further consideration.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD is denied, and their lumbar spine disability remains at a 40 percent rating. The appeal to reopen the depressive disorder claim is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and readjudication, including scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his lumbar spine disability and incontinence conditions. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to January 4, 2019 is also referred to the Director of Compensation Services for extraschedular consideration.
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