The Veteran is requesting a revision of the November 6, 2002 Board decision that denied an earlier effective date for service connection for spondylolysis at L5-S1 on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's motion alleges CUE in the prior Board decision.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolysis at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1427933
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than June 21, 1994 for the grant of service connection for spondylolysis at L5-S1 due to a factual error in receiving a claim for increased rating before any application to reopen the previously denied low back disorder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's low back disability is currently rated at 60 percent, effective October 15, 2012. The Board found that the current rating does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected spondylolysis at L5-S1 is currently rated as 20 percent disabling since September 23, 1999. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher rating for any period.
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