The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and development of his claims, including a claim for individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for further examination and development of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of L4-5 and L5-S1, circulatory condition of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1010462
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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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