The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a new VA examination due to previous examinations not complying with instructions. The case is also being readjudicated after obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to previous examinations not meeting the requirements set by the Board, necessitating a new evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- LUMBAR STRAIN, lumbar arthritis, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, sciatic condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19174774
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is dismissed because the underlying evaluation of his service-connected conditions was not appealed, and jurisdiction over TDIU claims requires an underlying claim for increased compensation or service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence linking them to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran is granted TDIU from January 11, 2019, to January 10, 2021, but the appeal for TDIU from January 11, 2021, is dismissed as moot.
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