The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to evaluate the veteran's service-connected spinal disorder. The claim will be reviewed de novo after these actions.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to incomplete development of the record and need for updated examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- dorsolumbar paravertebral myositis, lumbar fibromyositis, degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine, disc disease at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603020
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.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection of lumbar fibromyositis was dismissed. The appeals for right ankle sprain and ankle calcaneus spurs were denied.
- Denied
The Board found that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected low back disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, mainly his back disability, have caused the need for regular aid and attendance of another person.
- Partly granted
The veteran's lumbar radiculopathy was rated at 20 percent for the entire period of claim, while his dorsolumbar paravertebral myositis did not warrant a higher rating.
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