The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(a) (2005). The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The examiner is to determine if the veteran's chronic lumbar spine disability is etiologically related to and/or increased in severity beyond its natural progression due to his service-connected left knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0624538
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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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