The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA orthopedic examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed from the veteran and his representative, including medical records and any relevant information they may have. A VA orthopedic examination is required to assess the current nature and severity of the service-connected chronic low back syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0630361
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence, including a need for a new VA examination and obtaining all relevant medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional medical records. The case will be re-adjudicated after these actions.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his chronic low back syndrome, finding that the evidence does not show limitation of motion or severe limitation of motion as required for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's current chronic low back syndrome with degenerative changes is related to an in-service injury and has granted service connection for this condition.
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