The Board remanded the issues of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and a bilateral knee disability for further development.
The deciding factor: The examination reports were found to be inadequate as they did not address questions regarding aggravation by pes planus, and Social Security Administration records need to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, Bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0815560
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a retrospective medical opinion to assess the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands several issues for further development, including service connection claims and an earlier effective date claim.
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