The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and issuing a statement of the case. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the right-sided radiculopathy rating issue.
The deciding factor: The TDIU claim is dependent on the outcome of the right-sided radiculopathy rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- right-sided radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0706840
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic osteoarthritis of spine and IVDS with right-sided radiculopathy, finding that the Veteran's current back disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his in-service injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an addendum opinion from the May 2015 VA back conditions examiner regarding the etiology of the diagnosed lumbar spine disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating for his lumbar spine disability and right-sided radiculopathy due to inadequate VA examinations, including a lack of discussion on flare-ups and functional loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of right-sided radiculopathy and TDIU rating are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new examination.
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