The Veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection and increased ratings related to his lumbar spine disability, including polyneuropathy of the right lower extremity. The Board has determined that additional development is needed due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found there was insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, necessitating further examination and evaluation of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- polyneuropathy of the right lower extremity, lumbosacral disc disease with degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, raticulopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1045254
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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 has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for IBS, lumbar spine disability, and lower extremity radiculopathy due to a procedural error in providing notice of his right to a hearing.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for restoration of disability ratings have been granted, with the effective dates being prior to the reductions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis, right ear hearing loss disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act. The claims for these conditions are effective as of August 10, 2022.
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