The veteran is seeking to establish service connection for a low back disability, but the Board has determined that further development is needed due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for clarification of the etiology.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting medical evidence regarding whether the veteran's current low back disability was incurred in service or pre-existed his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis, L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0824048
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for further evaluation due to a lack of adequate examination and duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence on whether the Veteran's spondylolisthesis, L5-S1, is caused by or aggravated by his in-service forklift injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability was granted, with an evaluation of 40 percent. Service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity associated with his lumbar spine disability was also granted.
- Granted
The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, which render him unemployable.
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