The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further adjudication, including consideration of the schedular rating and extraschedular considerations. The case will be referred to the Undersecretary for Benefits or the Director, Compensation and Pension Service if a higher rating than 100 percent is not achieved.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim has been remanded due to incomplete instructions in the previous appeal and the need for further adjudication of the schedular and extraschedular ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar discogenic disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0619036
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar discogenic disease, degenerative disc disease (DDD), radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity, and radiculopathy, left lower extremity. The Veteran should be provided an opportunity for a VA examination to assess the current severity and manifestations of his service-connected lumbar spine disability and associated radiculopathies.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's back disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to a disease or injury of service origin. The Board also noted that degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine may not be presumed to be related to service, and the current back disorder does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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