The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low-back condition and an acquired psychiatric condition, to include schizophrenia. The decision is remanded due to errors in obtaining private treatment records from the Peace River facility.
The deciding factor: VA failed to obtain relevant private treatment records from the Peace River facility in Bartow, Florida, which may contain information pertinent to the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- low-back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- A19003639
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 granted a rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's low-back condition, as the evidence supports forward flexion limited to 30 degrees or less during flare-ups.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of vertigo and an increased rating for a low-back condition was dismissed because the veteran opted out of the legacy system into the AMA system.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and initial ratings for his right-knee, left-knee, and low-back conditions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for an initial compensable rating for his right-knee condition, a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his low-back condition, and service connection for his right-hip and left-hip conditions have also been dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and need for additional examinations.
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