The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.
The deciding factor: The case was previously denied and reopened but requires additional development to proceed.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal disorder, disorders of the cervical spine, disorders of the thoracic spine, disorders of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0828861
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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 remands the issues of service connection for various conditions and readjudication of the character of service due to new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for new VA examinations to determine if the Veteran's current spinal and shoulder conditions are related to his in-service motor vehicle accident. The previous VA examinations were deemed inadequate due to lack of thoroughness and consideration of the Veteran's pain reports.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a spinal disorder has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a spinal disorder, including conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine. The remand is due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s condition.
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