The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to gather more evidence and conduct an examination to determine if the veteran's low back arthritis is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0602065
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 is granted an effective date of August 5, 2021 for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left knee arthritis, low back arthritis, and right wrist arthritis. The veteran's claims were based on injuries sustained during active duty.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no continuity of symptoms since separation. The Board also found that the arthritis did not have onset during active service or within the presumptive period following service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection as new and material evidence was not submitted, and there is no current diagnosis of a rash on the bilateral feet or low back arthritis.
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