The Veteran's back disability is currently rated at 20 percent from June 25, 2011 to December 18, 2019 and at 40 percent after December 18, 2019. The Board has remanded the case for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided inconsistent findings regarding the Veteran's range of motion and functional loss due to flare-ups, which necessitated additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine strain with scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23017230
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and a need for an additional medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine strain with scoliosis and his right upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to obtain private treatment records. The Veteran is to be provided with a VA examination to assess his thoracolumbar spine strain with scoliosis, including right upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling examinations and obtaining VA treatment records.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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