The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination and obtaining outstanding medical records. The issues of increased rating for low back disability and service connection for sleep apnea syndrome are both pending.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development as per recent court decisions and the Veteran's claims file needs to be updated with all available treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the lower lumbar spine, sleep apnea syndromes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1722643
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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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