The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and cervical spine are being remanded to allow for further development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was needed due to concerns about application of specific rating criteria and notification requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, Degenerative joint and disc disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0121631
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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 denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's back disability, characterized as degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbosacral spine.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability and right upper extremity radiculopathy did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to July 21, 2015.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is currently rated at 10 percent, but a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's degenerative joint and disc disease of the cervical spine is currently rated at 10 percent, and no higher rating is warranted.,The Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is currently rated at 10 percent, and no higher rating is warranted.
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