The Board has remanded the case to obtain clarification of a March 2010 VA examination report and to ensure that any additional relevant records are obtained. The Veteran's service-connected lumbar and cervical spine arthritis will be evaluated again.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to the need for clarification of the March 2010 VA examination report and the need to obtain additional medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine arthritis, cervical spine arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1310005
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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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