The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and worker's compensation records. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his low back disability with radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evidence and an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's low back disability with radiculopathy, including whether it pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1522458
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability with radiculopathy, finding that there is no evidence of a lumbar spine disability in service or arthritis within one year following service. The VA examiner concluded that the current low back disability is not related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and additional development is needed.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability with radiculopathy and remanded the issue of service connection for prostate cancer due to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, low back disability with radiculopathy, testicular hypogonadism, and depressive disorder have been granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.,Service connection has also been denied for bilateral cataracts.
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