The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbosacral disc bulge, bilateral knee trauma, frostbite of the left hand, and frostbite of the right hand due to a lack of imaging evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board requested additional imaging (plain x-rays and magnetic resonance imaging) related to the lumbar spine as it was beyond the expertise of the physician who provided opinions on bilateral knee and hand disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral disc bulge, bilateral knee trauma, frostbite of the left hand, frostbite of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18117058
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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.
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