The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if any currently diagnosed low back disability began during service or is linked to some incident of service, including a lifting injury. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence and findings.
The deciding factor: The examiner must provide an opinion addressing the contended causal relationship between the veteran's current low back disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disability, lumbar strain, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0636479
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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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