The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's current low back disability is related to his service, including a reported fall from a truck in March 1965.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to account for medical evidence that documented complaints of back pain between 1970 and 1979; a May 1998 VA treatment record which contained complaints of progressive backache of five to six years' duration, along with a history of an in-service back injury; or an August 1998 VA x-ray report which showed an irregular osteophyte at T12 and straightening of the normal lordosis compatible with spasm and healing of an old fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1222274
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for thoracolumbar strain, finding that it began in service and is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic low back disorder and right leg disorder, finding that the current disabilities are not causally related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic low back disorder, finding that the preexisting condition was not aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of adequate examination for rating purposes, specifically failing to evaluate functional impairment during flare-ups and not including range of motion testing in non-weight-bearing conditions.
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