The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA spine examination. The veteran's claims for service connection for low back and left foot injuries will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further review due to the need for additional medical evaluation and record review.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a low back injury, residuals of a left foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0709517
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0709517.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle injuries incurred during military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left foot injury, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the current condition and an in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a low back injury is remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including SSA records and medical records from Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas, and UVA Hospital System.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development, including failing to schedule and notify him of examinations. The issues are now pending again for further development.
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