The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from the examiner who conducted the June 2013 VA examination regarding functional loss due to pain on use or flare-ups of the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board erred by relying on a June 2013 VA examination report that provided an inadequate opinion as to whether the Veteran had functional loss due to pain on use or flare-ups of his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine. The case is therefore remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1440871
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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
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