The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current neck, upper back, and low back disabilities.
The deciding factor: VA needs to obtain the Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) disability records and VA treatment records from January 2008 onwards. Additionally, the Veteran should be scheduled for a VA examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of his current neck, upper back, and low back disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- low back injury, upper back injury, neck injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1014132
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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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