The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and treatment records from VA medical centers. The effective date of November 29, 1995, for service connection and a disability rating for the lumbar spine will be implemented.
The deciding factor: The Board's decision requires further development to obtain necessary records before proceeding with the evaluation process.
- Claimed conditions
- discogenic disease at L4-5, discogenic disease at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1500363
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her lumbar spine disability is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthralgia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, finding that it had its onset in service. The other issues on appeal are pending.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's discogenic disease at L5-S1 does not warrant an increased evaluation beyond the current 20 percent rating.
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