The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his lumbar spine injury is being remanded due to the submission of additional medical evidence and the need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence has been submitted, and a VA examination is required to provide updated information on the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0638827
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied service connection for left shoulder and elbow injuries due to a lack of evidence linking them to the Veteran's military service, and remanded the claim for lumbar spine injury for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. Additional development is needed, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine injury, neck injury, and chronic arthritis of all joints due to incomplete medical opinions and lack of examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's medical records establish diagnoses or persistent symptoms of various disabilities and have indicated a possible service connection. Therefore, the case is being remanded to provide the Veteran with VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these disabilities.
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