The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, including from VA and private providers. He also needs a new VA examination for his service-connected chronic low back strain. The claims for an increased rating for the chronic low back strain and for service connection for a leg condition are being remanded as well.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service-connected chronic low back strain, including whether there is new and material evidence to reopen a claim for secondary disability, entitlement to an increased rating, and service connection for a leg condition. The claims require additional development of the medical record and a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- status post disc excision of the lumbar spine with secondary degenerative arthritic changes, leg condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1139081
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for leg, right hip, left hip, and high blood pressure conditions to ensure proper development of evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for an opinion regarding whether VA providers' care was negligent in causing the Veteran's right leg length discrepancy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and further development is needed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a leg condition and remanded the issue of service connection for diverticulitis.
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