The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected back disability, including range of motion findings and any additional functional impairment caused by pain.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a thorough medical evaluation to accurately assess the Veteran's condition and provide appropriate rating considerations.
- Claimed conditions
- paravertebral myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18125586
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left leg venous insufficiency and lumbar spine disability are found to be related to his service-connected left femur fracture. The issues of tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and skin conditions have been remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for service-connected back condition and entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate examination. The AOJ is required to provide the Veteran with an adequate VA examination regarding his service-connected back condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and private treatment records from La Concepcion. A medical opinion is needed to determine the relation of the Veteran's April 2017 spine surgery to his service-connected lumbar strain disability and whether his lower extremity radiculopathy is related to his service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his low back pain, paravertebral myositis was denied as the evidence did not show that he met the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.
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