The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's low back condition is related to service, including whether it was aggravated by a congenital defect or disease.
The deciding factor: Further examination and evidence are needed to determine the nature of any diagnosed low back conditions and their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Congenital hemivertebrae at L4 to L5, Lumbar scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21039700
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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