The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his spine disability and for an earlier effective date for TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated information about his employment and education history.
The deciding factor: The claims involve issues related to the Veteran’s service-connected spine disability and its impact on his employability. Additional evidence is needed to properly assess these matters.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19175176
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome was granted service connection as it is at least as likely as not secondary to his in-service injury.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and TDIU have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on multiple service-connected conditions have been dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn his appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, to include degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome and spinal stenosis/spondylolisthesis due to an inadequate VA etiology opinion.
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