The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical development and readjudication of his claims.
The deciding factor: Further examination and review are required to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to service and any other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (cervical spine), Degenerative disc disease (lumbar spine)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1333441
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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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