The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to address the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and any claimed lumber spine disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to the need for further evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and clarification on the nature and etiology of his claimed lumber spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumber spine disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1404918
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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