The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right lower extremity shortening and his lumbar spine disability. The Veteran is seeking an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his lumbosacral strain with disc degeneration.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further examination and clarification are needed to address the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding the service connection for shortening of the right lower extremity and the lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- shortening of the right lower extremity, lumbosacral strain with disc degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1233518
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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
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