The Veteran's appeal is remanded for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) and for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to address his TDIU claim. The effective date for the grant of service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity remains October 18, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Board's November 2011 and July 2013 remand directives were not effectuated, necessitating further development including a VA examination for TDIU claim and issuance of an SOC.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis of L5-S1, with degenerative disc disease, raticulopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1434458
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for restoration of disability ratings have been granted, with the effective dates being prior to the reductions.
- Whole decision: 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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