The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected herniated disc at L5-S1 and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine.
The deciding factor: The decision notes that the appeal requires further development due to inadequate testing in previous examinations, necessitating a new evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative disk disease, herniated disc at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1719789
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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
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