The case is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and any relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an increased rating and TDIU are inextricably intertwined and require further development before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0910658
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,710 · Granted: 15% (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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine and degenerative disease of the cervical spine to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine and entitlement to TDIU due to procedural errors.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected intevertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, effective November 21, 2012. The rating remains unchanged for both periods prior to and after this date.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine is rated at 60 percent, which is the highest possible rating under the applicable criteria.
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