The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to a recent Court ruling requiring that VA examinations include joint testing for pain on both active and passive motion, in weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing.
The deciding factor: A recent Court decision mandates that VA examinations must now include specific range of motion testing as per 38 C.F.R. § 4.59
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar facet atrophy, sacroilitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1724212
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with prior remand orders regarding a retrospective medical opinion on functional impairment of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar facet atrophy and sacroiliitis have not met the criteria for a higher disability rating, with or without associated neurological impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lumbar facet atrophy and sacroiliitis are being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records from a private doctor and scheduling another VA examination to assess the current severity of her disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate examination and failure to consider all relevant evidence, including lay statements of symptoms during service.
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