The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease at L4-5 is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional service personnel records and a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence, including service personnel records and an updated medical opinion, are needed to determine if the Veteran's current low back disorder is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease at L4-5
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1313521
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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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