The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his thoracolumbar spine condition and service connection for his stroke, to include transient ischemic attack, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports were not in compliance with legal requirements, necessitating further evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with history of lumbar spine disc bulge at L4-L5, Transient ischemic attack
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19169506
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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.
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