The Veteran's lumbar condition is related to service, and the Board has decided to remand for a VA examination to determine if it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether the lumbar condition is at least as likely as not related to service and if it is proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001974
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the service connection for a lumbar condition and left knee condition, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a lumbar condition, finding that there was no evidence showing an in-service injury or disease and insufficient competent medical evidence linking the current condition to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar condition, tinnitus, and atrial fibrillation have rendered him unable to cook, bathe himself, drive, and require regular aid and attendance. The Board has granted SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar condition, left knee condition, LLE radiculopathy as secondary to service-connected lumbar condition, RLE radiculopathy as secondary to service-connected lumbar condition, and OSA as secondary to service-connected diabetes and orthopedic conditions.
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