The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low-back disorder, residuals of right-leg injury, and residuals of left-leg injury due to conflicting opinions on their etiology. A new VA examination is required.
The deciding factor: Conflicting medical opinions require further evaluation by a VA examiner to clarify the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- low-back disorder, residuals of right-leg injury, residuals of left-leg injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18157489
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's low-back disorder, including degenerative disc disease, IVDS and degenerative arthritis, is service-connected as it was incurred during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence was added to the claims file after previous decisions and remands. The Veteran's appeal is being returned to the AOJ for review of this new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded five claims: four for service connection and one for psychiatric disorders. The AOJ is directed to obtain SSA records related to the Veteran's disability benefits applications.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient VA medical records, specifically a visit to a VA emergency room and an MRI report from three months prior to the hearing. The Veteran's representative requested these records for consideration in a medical opinion.
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