The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including providing the Veteran with an examination to assess whether his lumbar spine disability is causally related to or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claim was not fully adjudicated due to the Veteran's failure to report for a scheduled VA examination and the Board finds it necessary to provide another opportunity for examination.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease with degenerative joint disease at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1823923
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided the claim is remanded due to the Veteran's failure to attend VA examinations for a secondary service connection theory. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease with degenerative joint disease at L5-S1, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities should be remanded due to lack of proper notification and scheduling of a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease with degenerative joint disease at L5-S1, to include as secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinion regarding causation or aggravation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease with degenerative joint disease at L5-S1, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and an addendum opinion.
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