The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and a medical examination to determine the etiology of his spinal stenosis, arthritis, and disc herniation. The claims will be readjudicated based on this new evidence.
The deciding factor: The effective date for an earlier rating decision was not established due to unclear documentation from prior years. Additionally, the Veteran's claim for service connection requires further investigation into the etiology of his spinal stenosis, arthritis, and disc herniation.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, instability of the left knee, spinal stenosis, arthritis and disc herniation of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1025947
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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.
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