The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for additional clarification regarding the Veteran's back disability. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his current back disabilities, which include Lumbago and other unspecified back conditions.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran’s current back disabilities are related to his in-service injury while loading luggage onto airplanes.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbago, other back disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19178215
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbago and remanded issues related to separate ratings for lower extremity neurologic disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome, and special monthly compensation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for PTSD, headaches secondary to major depressive disorder, and increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities have been granted. The case is REMANDED for additional development including examinations and readjudication.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lower back disability, finding that his current degenerative joint disease is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's request for clothing allowances based on the use of knee braces is denied because the braces are not used to treat a service-connected disability.
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