The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining the Veteran's DD Form 214 and verifying periods of active duty for training (ADT) and inactive duty for training (IADT). The AOJ should also obtain VA medical records and provide a supplemental VA examination to clarify whether the Veteran has current low back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional evidence is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claims, including verifying his service history and obtaining relevant medical records. A supplemental VA examination will be necessary to determine if the Veteran currently has a diagnosed low back disability and its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Right knee disability, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1634920
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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 claims for service connection for a low back disability and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and bilateral hip disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluation and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to address the severity of his low back disability, including whether he has experienced incapacitating episodes of IVDS.
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