The veteran is appealing for a higher disability rating for his service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome, specifically multilevel lumbar spondylosis, status post L-4 S-1 spinal stabilization with fusion, with residual mild right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal has been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded because of the need for additional medical records and an updated physical examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome, multilevel lumbar spondylosis, status post L-4 S-1 spinal stabilization with fusion, residual mild right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617605
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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 claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on either incapacitating episodes or unfavorable ankylosis.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection back disorder, as due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE), was dismissed because the appeal request was not timely filed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome based on the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy with sciatic nerve involvement.
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