The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge in accordance with the Veteran's request.
The deciding factor: The Board must provide an opportunity for a hearing as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with left sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908924
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,599 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with left sciatica and limitation of motion was granted a disability rating of 20 percent from September 1, 1993 to December 21, 1994. From December 22, 1994 to May 13, 1998, the Veteran's condition warranted a higher rating but not as high as requested. Beginning May 14, 1998, the disability was rated at 40 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability.
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