The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her lumbosacral spine strain due to insufficient evidence in the record, including an outdated VA examination. The Veteran is required to provide updated medical records and undergo another VA examination.
The deciding factor: The current VA examination does not address range of motion testing for pain on both active and passive motion, as well as non-weight-bearing and weight-bearing conditions, which may affect the severity assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041557
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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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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
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