The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected low back disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has asserted that his low back disability has worsened since his last examination. The Board finds it necessary to obtain updated treatment records and schedule an examination to determine the current severity of his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1134932
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's compensation benefits were withheld for 26 training days in FY 2019. The AOJ needs to clarify the number of training days performed by the Veteran and verify all paid and unpaid ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA dates served during that year.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his chronic low back sprain was denied by the Board, as it is not productive of unfavorable ankylosis or incapacitating episodes.
- Denied
The Veteran's chronic low back sprain is not productive of unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine or incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least 6 weeks during the past 12 months, and therefore, his claim for a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for this condition has been denied.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected chronic low back sprain, currently rated at 40 percent.
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