The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a low back injury for further development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Insufficient competent medical evidence exists to make a decision on the claim; an examination is required to determine if there is a relationship between the veteran's current low back disability and his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a low back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0902784
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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied the remaining claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left leg shin splints, residuals of a low back injury, right leg shin splints, and residuals of a right leg injury. The decision is based on new evidence received after the July 2019 denial that supports the Veteran's claim of tinnitus being related to in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a low back injury, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service and were more likely caused by post-service employment.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for residuals of a low back injury, as new and material evidence was not received.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease, residuals of a back injury, as there was no evidence to support that his condition was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
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