The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the appellant's service-connected thoracolumbar strain with degenerative changes.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to incomplete evidence and the need for further medical evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar strain with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1314264
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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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The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his thoracolumbar strain with degenerative changes and posttraumatic stress disorder, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of June 11, 2012.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's thoracolumbar strain with degenerative changes and left hip degenerative joint disease were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.
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