The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder and its relationship to service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider the continuity of symptoms reported by the Veteran during and after service, nor did they address the impact of his in-service left knee injury on his current back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis and spondylosis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22046049
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the readjudication of the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, but denied the claims for service connection for cervical spine disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and breathing condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of increased ratings and effective date for a lumbar spine disability due to insufficient evidence regarding flare-ups' impact on range of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of increased ratings and effective date for a TDIU due to an inadequate medical examination report.
- Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for degenerative arthritis and spondylosis of the lumbar spine was increased to 40 percent effective September 6, 2016. Prior to this date, the condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating.
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