The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further procedural and evidentiary development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature of her low back disability and its relationship, if any, to her service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional evidence and an examination to determine the relationship between the Veteran's low back disability and her service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1037938
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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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