The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient reasons and bases in their previous decisions, specifically regarding his lumbar degenerative disc disease and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The issues are being remanded for further examination and consideration of all relevant symptoms.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on insufficient reasons and bases provided by the Board in their previous decisions, particularly regarding the Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101808
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 40 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and tinnitus, but denied service connection for diabetes and other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and lumbar degenerative disc disease to allow VA to obtain potentially relevant records from Florida VA facilities and clarify dates and locations of periods of incarceration.
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