The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and to schedule him for a VA examination to assess the severity of his back condition and lower extremity neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for additional medical records, including those from Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and to provide new examinations to evaluate the Veteran's current disability status.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar spine muscle strain, lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1637764
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The appeal was granted for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder and the reduction in rating for migraine headaches. Other claims were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for various disabilities, including a gastrointestinal disability, lower extremity neuropathy, peptic ulcers, rhinitis, sinusitis, and alcohol abuse disorder, due to duty to assist errors and other considerations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's knee surgeries are at the VA medical center. The Board has ordered additional VA treatment records to be obtained, including his July 31, 2023, knee surgery treatment records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neurobehavioral effects, including lower extremity neuropathy and ataxic gait, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between his current disabilities and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service.
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