The veteran is seeking to reopen his claim for service connection of a back disability, which he claims was caused by an incident during active duty. The VA has requested additional medical records and service medical records to support the veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The VA needs more evidence to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's service connection claim for his back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc disease with dorsolateral intertransverse fusion of L4-S1
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0506596
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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.
- Denied
The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for lumbar disc disease with dorsolateral intertransverse fusion of L4-S1.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for lumbar disc disease with dorsolateral intertransverse fusion of L4-S1, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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