The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a lumbar disorder and a cervical neck disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an additional opinion or examination is necessary as there was conflicting information about the Veteran's in-service injuries, which could affect the determination of whether his current disabilities are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar intervertebral disc displacement, bilateral neural foraminal stenosis, degenerative joint disease, cervical intervertebral disc displacement, degenerative joint disease with interverbal disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23063730
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for his lumbar spine disability has been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as there was no unfavorable ankylosis or incapacitating episodes of IVDS.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no evidence of unfavorable ankylosis and thus not warranting a higher rating.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an extension of a temporary total evaluation based on the need for convalescence due to his service-connected left great toe hallux valgus and degenerative joint disease has been dismissed because this issue was already decided by the Board in January 2026.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an error in providing notice of a pre-decisional hearing, and the Veteran is entitled to such a hearing before the AOJ.
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