The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing records from SSA and OPM.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as requested by the Court, including obtaining records from SSA and OPM related to the Veteran's disability benefits application.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with disc herniation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0912570
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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