The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding the veteran's claim to reopen a service connection claim for disability of the spine.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA medical records from 2006, which may be relevant to the veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0810095
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 1, 2004, for the grant of service connection for a spine disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability of the spine, finding that the preponderance of evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current spinal disabilities and his active service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and a disability of the spine as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
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