The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional examinations and records, particularly regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine spondylolisthesis and thoracic spine levoscoliosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was not conducted with all relevant evidence considered, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine spondylolisthesis, thoracic spine levoscoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115705
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar and cervical spine spondylolisthesis as moot because they had already been adjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for readjudication due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating more than 10 percent for lumbar spine spondylolisthesis based on the evidence of record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for lumbar spine spondylolisthesis and radiculopathy of both lower extremities due to insufficient examination and evaluation.
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