The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his low back strain and entitlement to a TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling another VA examination. The service connection claim for scoliosis and DDD of L4-L5 and L5-S1 with facet arthrosis is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims require further evidence and evaluation as they involve significant medical considerations and potential changes in the Veteran's condition over time.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain, scoliosis, DDD of L4-L5 and L5-S1 with facet arthrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1423188
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all his appeals, including the one for an increased rating for low back strain.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, including degenerative disc disease and scoliosis, due to lack of current disability evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for athletes' foot, low back strain, and plantar fasciitis due to a lack of a VA examination prior to the August 2020 rating decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a low back strain has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.
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