The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions in a previous examination. The Veteran's cervical spine, lumbar spine, left knee, and leg numbness disorders are being reviewed again with new evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider all relevant evidence and provide sufficient rationale for their conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disorder, Lumbar spine disorder, Left knee disorder, Disorder characterized by leg numbness and generalized weakness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19196714
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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
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