The Board has remanded the case to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for an opinion on whether any currently shown back disorder is attributable to service. The appellant's attorney notes that the claimant associates his back problems with his demanding in-service physical duties, such as setting up camouflage nets.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion should be obtained addressing whether the current back disorder is attributable to service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1004904
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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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