The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the case can be decided, including obtaining missing service medical records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's back disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are gaps in the record regarding the veteran's active duty service and the relationship between his current back condition and his service-connected left knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumber spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2005
- Citation
- 0500162
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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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