The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an injury to the lumbar spine, but the case is remanded for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial supports a finding that the veteran's current lumbar spine disability may be related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of injury to the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0513008
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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 has decided that a new medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's current low back disability, other than degenerative disc disease, is related to his in-service injury. The appeal is being remanded for this purpose.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of injury to the lumbar spine, including arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, is granted as his current condition is found to be at least as likely as not caused by an inservice fall.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected lumbar spine disability and an evaluation of whether his disabilities render him unemployable.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to a declaration of forfeiture against the veteran, which rendered moot the original claim for service connection.
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