The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with its February 2018 remand instructions. The Veteran's current diagnoses include lumbar facet pain, levoscoliosis of the lumbar spine, and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. The January 2019 VA examiner opined that her low back disability is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by service, while the August 2019 VA examiner found no evidence of a current low back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is needed due to lack of substantial compliance with the February 2018 remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000242
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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