The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her low back disability and TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including new examinations and consideration of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on her ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain, left chondromalacia patella, neck injury with muscle tenseness, migraines, right ankle sprain with foot pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1013547
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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
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