The appeal is remanded to obtain a medical examination to determine the extent and severity of the veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not comply with the Board's previous remand order, specifically regarding the separation of loss of motion attributable to aging from that due to the service-connected condition, as well as quantifying additional range of motion lost due to weakened movement, excess fatigability or incoordination.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0810471
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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