The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed as per Correia v. McDonald (2016) standards and other requirements outlined in the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20040214
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are errors in the decision-making process related to service connection for lower back, right knee, and left knee conditions. The claims are being remanded to allow for further review and consideration of these issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining treatment records and adequate nexus opinions. The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine and cervical spine disabilities are now before the Board.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbar degenerative disease, and left hip strain conditions, but granted a 10 percent rating for left hip strain impairment of thigh from April 13, 2023.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a heart condition and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that his current heart conditions were related to his active-duty service or any other service-connected disability.
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