The veteran's claim for an initial or staged rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease of L4-5 is being remanded due to the need for a more current orthopedic examination and additional development.
The deciding factor: The case was previously adjudicated, but requires further evaluation as the veteran believes his condition has worsened since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of L4-5
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0731875
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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 determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, polycythemia, right and left knee arthroplasties, degenerative disc disease of L4-5, left forearm scar, and abdomen scar, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Board granted a TDIU on a schedular basis effective from March 5, 2014.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial or staged disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease of L4-5 and whether an initial or staged compensable rating is warranted for left lower extremity radiculopathy and any other neurological deficit associated with the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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