The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for back disability, including lumbar neuralgia and right/left foot drop. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examination to determine appropriate rating and service connection.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since final denial supports reopening of the service connection claim but more information is needed regarding current functional status and proper disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh shrapnel wound with retained foreign body, back disability (lumbar neuralgia), right foot drop, left foot drop
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0412597
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of current conditions or residuals that would warrant higher ratings.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and right foot drop. The claim for urinary dysfunction was remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for liposarcoma and its residuals, as well as entitlement to a total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU), resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right and left foot drop, granted service connection for a right shoulder strain, and denied service connection for TBI. The claim for TDIU was dismissed.
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