The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected lumbar muscle strain is pending.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to new evidence and changes in rating criteria that require further review of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar muscle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0501584
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 541 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee patellofemoral syndrome and lumbar muscle strain are granted service connection as they are related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and requests for updated VA treatment records.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his death.
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