The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his lumbosacral spine strain is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's lower back disability, including any associated neurologic abnormalities such as neuropathy or radiculopathy of the lower extremities and bowel incontinence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1133331
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased rating and TDIU have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's prescribed topical skin medication, triamcinolone cream, caused irreparable damage to his clothing and the Board granted a clothing allowance for 2020 based on this.
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