The veteran's claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain with sciatica is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence, including Social Security Administration disability determinations and treatment records from the VA Medical Center Boise, Idaho, are needed to properly assess the veteran's condition. A VA examination of the lumbosacral strain with sciatica is also required.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611825
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 832 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0611825.
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 Veteran's claims of service connection for dry eye syndrome, lumbosacral strain with sciatica, and traumatic brain injury were denied. The Board found no evidence to support a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and active service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbosacral strain with sciatica is related to his active military service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain with sciatica was denied. The claim to reopen the service connection for arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with myocardial infarction was also denied, as new and material evidence had not been received since a previous denial in 1988. The Veteran's claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 20, 1995 for the service-connected lumbar strain with sciatica is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and a need for further examination.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.