The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, to include as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Additional VA treatment records dated from April 2006 to the present day are needed to support or deny the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1208432
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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
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