The veteran is seeking a review of the disability evaluation for her service-connected arthritis of the lumbar spine, L4-5, with sacroiliitis. The RO has been instructed to consider whether the current 20 percent rating should be maintained or if a separate rating for degenerative joint disease should be assigned.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim is being remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for clarification of her service-connected condition and its impact on her disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the lumbar spine, L4-5, with sacroiliitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0105213
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and a cervical spine disability, finding that the evidence was in equipoise regarding their incurrence during active duty.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions as they were premature, and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a migraine headache disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for arthritis, a right hip disability, and a left hip disability. The 10 percent ratings for the left and right wrist disabilities were also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar spine, right ankle, left ankle, right knee, and right lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
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