The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a current low back disability and whether it is related to his service. The appeal will be considered again after this examination.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is needed to assess the presence of a current low back disability and its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159787
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a respiratory condition other than asthma, to include rhinitis and/or sinusitis, and a low back condition. Asthma was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and service connection for various conditions, including left shoulder, right shoulder, left wrist, low back, left leg, and left ankle conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of PTSD is dismissed. The Board has also granted service connection for a low back condition, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's military service and his current low back disability.
- Denied
The claim of service connection for a low back condition has been reopened and is denied. The claim of secondary service connection for bilateral leg pain, related to the low back condition, is also denied.
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