The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected L5-S1 degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and whether any claimed hip, knee, or foot disorders are secondary to this condition. The AOJ should also obtain relevant private medical records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal requires additional development due to the need for a new VA examination to assess his service-connected L5-S1 degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and whether any claimed hip, knee, or foot disorders are secondary to this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- L5-S1 degenerative disc disease with spondylosis, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1024174
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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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