The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected low back disability and any associated neurological symptoms.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not provide sufficient detail regarding the extent and nature of the Veteran's low back disability and its associated neurological manifestations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1324746
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted as service-connected. TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to March 30, 2015 is also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA treatment records, arrange for the Veteran to undergo a VA spine examination, and ensure all due process requirements are met.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and did not reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy and a non-specific increase in the fluid in several areas of the left ankle, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active military service.
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