The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination with an orthopedist to determine the nature and likely etiology of the veteran's cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine conditions.
The deciding factor: The examiner will need to provide opinions regarding whether the veteran's pre-existing scoliosis was aggravated by any incident of military service or physical demands of his occupation, as well as whether any current spinal condition is due in full or part to the April 1996 thoracic spine injury or other in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cervical spine disability, chronic thoracic spine disability, chronic lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0723321
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
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