The Board remands the claim for a dorsal spine disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous opinions were found inadequate.
The deciding factor: The previous VA medical opinions were deemed inadequate due to their failure to consider relevant evidence and address specific questions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- dorsal spine disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105532
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,549 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a dorsal spine disability, degenerative lumbar spine disorder, head injury/traumatic brain injury, memory loss, right ear and eye fluttering, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression), cervical spine disability, left leg disorder to include genu varum of the knee, pulmonary disability to include asbestosis, generalized arthritis, right leg disorder to include genu varum of the knee, and migraine headaches have been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence showing a direct connection between these conditions and service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 30 percent from February 27, 2009 to June 1, 2010.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded due to the Veteran's request for a video conference hearing. The Regional Office must schedule her for such a hearing at their office.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.
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