The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional evidence and an assessment by a VA examiner regarding the Veteran's employment capacity due to his service-connected lumbar disc herniation and related radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc herniation, r radiculopathy of the left leg, r radiculopathy of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1145023
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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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