The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including new examinations to assess the functional impairment resulting from his service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current examinations are inadequate due to the lack of consideration of flare-ups and additional functional loss during such periods.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome and spinal stenosis, cervical spine degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, sciatica of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1819190
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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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