The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current lumbar spine disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and review of evidence to determine if there are any service-connected conditions that may be related to the Veteran's current back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease for the lumbosacral spine, Arachnoiditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1502365
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's arachnoiditis and associated radiculopathy in both legs have been rated based on their severity, with the right leg receiving a higher rating due to more severe symptoms.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current back disability is not etiologically related to military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's back pain was not caused by VA care, but rather due to a myelogram performed in 1978. The claim is denied as there is no evidence of fault on VA's part.
- Denied
The Veteran did not suffer additional disability as a result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, an error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical personnel during February 2004 treatment.
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