The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a low back injury, including shrapnel wounds and burn, is being remanded due to the need for further medical examination.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is required to determine if the current low back condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of low back injury, shrapnel wounds, burn
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0514866
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of low back injuries due to a withdrawal by the appellant.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for both the low back and left ankle injuries, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or relationship to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for shrapnel wounds because new evidence did not establish a current diagnosis related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of low back injury, including chronic low back pain and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current symptoms and active service.
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