The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and addressing the issue of increased evaluations for degenerative disc disease L5-S1 and bilateral radiculopathy of lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional development to obtain necessary medical records and address the issues raised by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease L5-S1, bilateral radiculopathy of lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0629903
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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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- Denied
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