The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus, L5-S1, was denied by the Board. The case is being remanded to gather additional medical evidence and conduct further examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the failure to comply with the terms of a previous remand order which required gathering of additional medical records and conducting further examinations to assess the veteran's disability.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated nucleus pulposus, L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0125273
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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