The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination to assess the veteran's disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations conducted in March and April of 2003 did not address all orthopedic and neurologic residuals associated with the service-connected low back disability as required by current rating criteria. The appellant is also entitled to separate ratings for impairment of both lower extremities and bowel impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0615090
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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
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