The Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability is being remanded due to the need for further development and examination. The Board finds new and material evidence has been received, allowing the claim to be reopened.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19170796
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and clarification regarding the Veteran's low back disorder, including whether scoliosis/rotoscoliosis is a congenital defect or disease, and the relationship between in-service complaints and current diagnoses.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the spine is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, but the claim for tinnitus was reopened and granted. The other claims remain denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the spine. The claim for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, claimed as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, is being remanded due to the need for a dose assessment and an opinion from an oncologist.
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