The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an orthopedic examination to assess the veteran's lumbar spine disability and determine appropriate evaluation.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further review due to a need for additional medical examinations and records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc disease with history of laminectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0522449
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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 Veteran's appeal regarding his lumbar disc disease with history of laminectomy was denied, and he is currently receiving a 40% disability rating effective from August 30, 2006. The case has been remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected lumbar disc disease with history of laminectomy was denied. The current rating is 40 percent, effective October 8, 2004.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for lumbar disc disease with history of laminectomy at June 23, 1998 is being remanded due to the need for a new examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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