The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected back disability and his claimed leg disabilities. The case is returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the service-connected back disability caused or aggravated the claimed leg disabilities, as required by the Board’s remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left leg disabilities (claimed as uneven legs), degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037555
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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