The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing corrective VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to substantiate the Veteran's claims due to inconsistencies in his statements and the length of time since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome, lumbar spine, upper back and neck disorder with tricep muscle spasms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0931939
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's back disability has been granted service connection and assigned a 10 percent initial disability rating, effective January 31, 2005. The Veteran is also in receipt of separate 10 percent ratings for sensory deficit of the external cutaneous nerve or left thigh and for sensory deficit of the right extremity associated with the service-connected back disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and employment history. The claims for increased evaluation for intervertebral disc syndrome, lumbar spine, from 1977 and entitlement to TDIU prior to September 2003 are in pending status.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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