The Veteran's lumbar degenerative joint disease is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity and manifestations of his condition, including any flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The examiner must conduct range of motion testing in active and passive motion, weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions, and determine if there are any neurologic deficits associated with the service-connected disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101861
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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.
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