The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her lumbar spine disability and for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran is required to undergo further examination, and VA must provide her with proper notice of how to substantiate a claim for entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous examinations were inadequate and remanded for an updated evaluation and retrospective opinion regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar scoliosis, lumbar strain (back injury)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070265
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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