The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar strain and cervical spine disabilities are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration of the revised rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The case is REMANDED because a reexamination is needed to determine the current level of impairment due to the service-connected disabilities of the lumbar and cervical segments of the spine, considering the revised rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis, surgical residuals of disc disease of the cervical spine, C5 to C7, with upper extremity partial paralysis and paresthesia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0630111
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 9% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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