Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy is related to herbicide exposure in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the condition is related to presumed herbicide-agent exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- a lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187036
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
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