The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for low back strain for further development, specifically to obtain the curriculum vitae of the VA examiners.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to a challenge to the competency of the medical examiners, which requires additional information about their qualifications.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21061986
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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