The Veteran's claim for service connection for a spine disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development as requested by the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).
- Claimed conditions
- spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1825493
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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
An earlier effective date of October 31, 2019, is granted for the Veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not related to his military service, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected spine and lower extremity disabilities caused or contributed to his death by respiratory failure and pulmonary fibrosis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed all appeals for rating increases and earlier effective dates related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
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