The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records, afford VA examinations, and issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) and Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to incomplete development and need for additional medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spasms, status post low back injury, right leg sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2013
- Citation
- 1325857
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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 increased ratings and TDIU due to inadequate examinations, including those related to his lumbar spine and right leg sciatica. The claims are being returned for further examination and opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to concurrent election.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability and right leg sciatica, finding that the Veteran's back disability caused his obesity, which in turn led to his back disability (via intermediate step), and that his back disability is also directly related to his hypertension. The right leg sciatica was found to be secondary to the back disability.
- Granted
The Board revised the March 2022 rating decision to grant increased ratings of 20 percent for right and left leg sciatica, correcting what it deemed as clear and unmistakable errors.
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