The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's low back condition is related to his service-connected knee disabilities and if it began during or within one year of service.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s low back condition
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19130125
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
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- Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and there are no specific errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.
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