The veteran seeks an increased evaluation for his service-connected chronic lumbar syndrome, currently rated at 40 percent. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons and bases in its decision regarding functional loss due to pain.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to provide sufficient reasons and bases addressing the veteran's functional loss due to pain with any degree of medical certainty.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0842556
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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
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