The Board has remanded three issues related to service connection for low back disorder, ACL tear, and stress fractures of the legs due to missing service treatment records and need for new VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain complete service treatment records and conduct new VA examinations to address the Veteran's claims regarding his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder (scoliosis and spondylolisthesis), ACL tear, stress fractures of the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18157464
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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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