The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development, including a VA examination to determine whether his lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy is aggravated by his service-connected residuals of a lumbar strain.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy is in any way worsened or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of a lumbar strain, and if so, determine its onset and etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1002469
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy, finding that it had its onset during his combat service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions to address the severity of his sleep apnea, knee disabilities, lumbar spine disability, and left elbow disability. The maximum schedular rating for bilateral metatarsalgia has been granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability and determined that his current back disabilities, including lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy, are associated with his active duty service. The rating assigned is 30%.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy, finding insufficient evidence to support a grant of this benefit.
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