The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of lumbar spine stenosis was granted. The claims for right and left ear hearing loss disability and tinnitus were withdrawn by the Veteran. The cases of lumbar spine stenosis, cervical spine injury, and residuals of right fifth metatarsal fracture are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to reopen his claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine stenosis, cervical spine injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126405
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 317 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his cervical spine injury, finding that it is related to an in-service injury and resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal seeking a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected lumbar spine stenosis was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the appeal is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions due to lack of evidence linking them to active service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as they have withdrawn the appeal seeking increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.
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