The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate opinions in prior VA examinations and a need for retrospective assessments of the Veteran's range of motion.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded because the previous VA examination opinions did not provide adequate information regarding the extent of functional loss during past VA examinations, as required by precedential opinions (Correia v. McDonald, Sharp v. Shulkin).
- Claimed conditions
- multi-level degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23041352
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back disorder, characterized as multi-level degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, finding that it was incurred in active service.
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