The veteran seeks service connection for residuals of a lumbar laminectomy, which he claims is related to his already service-connected lumbar paravertebral myositis. The Board has ordered further development due to potential issues with the duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The claim involves determining whether the veteran's service-connected lumbar paravertebral myositis caused or aggravated a nonservice-connected disability (residuals of a lumbar laminectomy).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a lumbar laminectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0718934
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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 found that the duty to assist occurred prior to the December 2019 rating decision and a remand is necessary to correct this deficiency. The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a lumbar laminectomy; scoliosis, and an incomplete tear of the right shoulder, rotator cuff tendonitis are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities require additional development and remand for further examination and consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with a February 2016 Board remand directive, which required scheduling the Veteran for a new VA examination. The examiner was supposed to consider the Veteran's statements of pain since service and her medical history.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disorder and residuals of a lumbar laminectomy, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support this claim.
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