The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and remanded it for further development. The cervical neck sprain evaluation is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including MRI findings from post-service treatment, raises doubt about whether the current condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disorder (claimed as thoracic back and nonallopathic lesions of the lower back)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162636
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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
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