The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's back disorder. The Veteran is advised to submit any additional evidence and a new examination may be required.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions provided by VA examiners led to the remand for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, intervertebral disc syndrome, posterolateral-disc protrusion, spondylosis, right-sided facet arthritis, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- A19001026
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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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