The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including scoliosis and bulging discs, was aggravated by his active duty service. The appeal is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: A new VA examination is required to address whether the Veteran's lumbar scoliosis was aggravated by an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar scoliosis, bulging discs
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1609162
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome to include spinal stenosis and lumbar scoliosis, right knee total arthroplasty, and left knee strain are all granted service connection as directly related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbar scoliosis due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar scoliosis, but remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis of the spine, IVDS, and degenerative disc disease, left hip disability, right hip disability, and left leg radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in failing to consider an in-service back condition and treatment. The Veteran's service records show treatment for low back pain, but the VA examiner found no evidence of such during service.
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