The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a spinal injury, to include central canal stenosis from C3-C4 through C6-C7 due to disc bulge and ligamentum flavum, as additional development is needed.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence needs to be obtained to verify the specific dates when the appellant was in INACDUTRA and to provide a medical examination and opinion based on the Veteran's current diagnosis and claimed injury during his drill periods/INACDUTRA service.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal injury, to include central canal stenosis from C3-C4 through C6-C7 due to disc bulge and ligamentum flavum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066579
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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