The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his service-connected lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and left lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed, including outpatient and surgical records from VA facilities in Danville and Indianapolis, as well as new examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, left lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1023738
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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 granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various conditions, including impotence, headaches, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the lumbar spine disability from January 23, 2015, and denied a higher rating since September 1, 2018.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease as there was no evidence of an in-service event, disease, or injury related to the Veteran's condition.
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