The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete information and consent to obtain private records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide necessary information or consent to obtain additional private records, leading to a remand for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic musculoskeletal low back pain with dorsal column stimulator implant, schizoaffective disorder and major depressive disorder with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1713427
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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 Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his low back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and schizoaffective disorder with major depressive disorder were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected schizoaffective disorder and major depressive disorder with psychotic features, as well as his TDIU claim, was granted. The psychiatric disability is rated at 20 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected lumbar spine disability was granted, with the highest possible evaluation of 40 percent being assigned since April 12, 2007.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for additional development due to the submission of new evidence. The veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected back disorder, and the RO will determine if any changes in rating are warranted based on this new evidence.
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