The Board has determined that the June 2009 VA opinion is not adequate to decide the claim and an addendum is necessary. The Veteran's current low back disability may have been aggravated during his June 1998 period of ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine whether the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated beyond its natural progression during the June 1998 period of ACDUTRA or if a new disability developed as a result of that period.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, characterized as spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1421892
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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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