The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and consideration of new evidence. The case will be returned to the Board for further review.
The deciding factor: The decision requires a remand as there are outstanding issues related to the current severity of the lumbar spine disability, including the need for an updated VA examination and consideration of recent submitted evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1629028
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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