The Board has ordered a VA medical examination to determine if the veteran's leg numbness is related to his service-connected mechanical low back pain. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The examiner must provide an opinion on whether the current leg numbness is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) related to the service-connected mechanical low back pain.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the legs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0801692
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for postoperative degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine and numbness of the legs, finding that there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for the remaining issues, including those related to service connection and evaluations of various disabilities. The appeal is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not properly adjudicated and requires further examination to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and associated numbness of the legs. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA treatment records, conduct a VA examination, and determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
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