The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination to assess his current level of disability. The issue of TDIU has also been raised due to the Veteran's recent award of Social Security Administration benefits.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development as requested by the Board, including obtaining relevant medical records and conducting a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured coccyx, herniation of nucleus pulposus L5-S1, lumbar disc disease with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1034289
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and an earlier effective date, as well as remanded her claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a fractured coccyx and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than OCD. The low back disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and right hip disability claims are remanded.,Service connection is not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions due to lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking them to service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for a fractured coccyx is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for other specified trauma and stressor disorder with depressive disorder is granted, effective May 3, 2016. The rating assigned is 70 percent.
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