The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to distinguish the symptoms associated with his service-connected residuals of a compression fracture of the T-12 from those associated with his DDD of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not adequately separate the symptomatology attributed to the residuals of a compression fracture of the T-12 from that attributed to the DDD of the lumbar spine, and further examination is needed to clarify this distinction.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, Residuals of a compression fracture of the T-12
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1609218
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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
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