The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess the severity of his low back disability. The issue of entitlement to TDIU has also been raised due to evidence suggesting he may be unemployable at least in part due to his service-connected low back disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal requires additional development, including obtaining recent VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess the severity of his low back disability. The issue of TDIU has also been raised based on evidence suggesting he may be unemployable at least in part due to his service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- low back degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1450487
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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 his appeals for service connection for left hip arthroplasty, right hip arthroplasty, low back degenerative changes, neck C5-C6 fusion with ankylosis, and a right knee condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a low back disorder was dismissed due to his death, as the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an additional lumbar spine disability due to treatment at a VA medical facility in June 2014, finding that the Veteran's current service-connected back disability already warranted compensation.
- Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's current low back degenerative changes are related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.
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