The Board has ordered additional development to address the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorder, including whether it is aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder sprain and cervical spine degenerative disc disease with secondary neck strain. The case will be returned for further review.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion was requested to determine if the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorder is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder sprain and cervical spine degenerative disc disease with secondary neck strain. The examiner must provide this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1647026
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, shin splints of the right and left lower extremities, multiple sclerosis (MS), thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, left elbow disorder, left knee disorder, migraine headaches, and right knee disorder are dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection of thoracolumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder. The appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues for further evaluation, including service connection claims and evaluations for various knee disabilities. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are among the issues being reviewed.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the duty to assist error for the claim of entitlement to service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder is dismissed.
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