The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected spine disability and obtain relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current examination was inadequate for rating purposes and ordered further examination and record review.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of dorsal spine contusion with narrowing of T3-4
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1633916
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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.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected back disability did not meet or approximate criteria for a higher rating, as his range of motion was within normal limits and he did not have any neurological disorders. The current evaluation of 10 percent is deemed sufficient.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected back condition is being remanded due to the need for further development, including another VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current orthopedic and neurological manifestations of his service-connected dorsal spine contusion with narrowing of T3-4.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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