The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and needs further examination and opinion regarding whether the veteran's current low back disability is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Further examination and opinion are needed to determine if the veteran's current thoracolumbar disability is related to his military service, specifically his second period of service in July 1968.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a low back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0619364
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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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