The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for mechanical lower back pain and service connection for a bladder condition are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations.
The deciding factor: New evidence is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran’s mechanical lower back pain and the nature and etiology of his bladder condition, including whether it is related to service-connected conditions or secondary to them.
- Claimed conditions
- mechanical lower back pain (status post lumbar laminectomy with fusion), bladder condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19166926
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches was granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, while other conditions were denied.
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