The case is being remanded due to the Veteran not being formally informed of procedures for a reduction in rating and because she has not been provided with criteria for rating disabilities of the spine. The RO must contact her to determine if additional treatment records are needed, schedule an examination if necessary, and readjudicate the claim.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to procedural issues related to the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- low back muscle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1110593
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and service connection for low back muscle strain, left knee condition, and right wrist condition. The claims are dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for her service-connected low back disability, finding that the evidence did not support an increased evaluation at any time during the period on appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left ankle sprain, low back muscle strain, facial skin rash, and PTSD. The Veteran's claims were reopened due to new evidence received more than one year after the October 1994 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for additional development due to concerns about the severity of the Veteran's low back muscle strain and its impact on his daily activities.
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