The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to the need for medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, as well as for VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed from a medical professional to determine if the Veteran's current neck disability was aggravated by his service-connected low back disability and to assess the severity of his lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, degenerative changes of the lumbar spine status, post fracture of L3-4
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1310503
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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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