The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to decide the Veteran's claim for service connection of a thoracolumbar spine disorder.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation and clarification are required as the current record does not provide sufficient information regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20030907
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied as the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without showing good cause.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine disorder and cervical pain but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also granted ratings of 10 percent or 20 percent for several conditions from specific dates.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 70% evaluation for PTSD and the 40% evaluation for thoracolumbar spine disorder, effective August 1, 2021, while denying an increased rating in excess of 70% for PTSD and 40% for thoracolumbar spine disorder.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability. The other issues on appeal have been remanded.
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