The appeal for an increased rating of the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability with degenerative disc disease is remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional development, including a retrospective opinion estimating passive range of motion, is necessary to comply with the March 2024 memorandum decision.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine disability with degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24032483
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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