The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records. The issues of increased ratings for his lumbar spine disorder and associated neurologic impairment are still pending.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence (Social Security Administration records) is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain/sprain, facet dysfunction, neuropathy of the left lower extremity, rhabdomyolysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1444473
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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 claims of service connection for radiculopathy, left and right lower extremities as secondary to lumbosacral strain due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion prior to the March 2025 rating decision. The Veteran is advised to cooperate with VA in obtaining relevant evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that VA examinations are required to determine if the Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes and neuropathy of various extremities, are at least as likely as not related to hazardous exposures during service. The issues of service connection for glaucoma secondary to diabetes are also remanded due to their inextricability with other claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's increased evaluation for rhabdomyolysis is denied, and his service connection claims for other conditions are also denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted initial disability ratings of 10 percent for rhabdomyolysis of the bilateral lower legs, muscle group XII, effective April 19, 2024. The decision finds that the Veteran's symptoms during the appeal period more nearly approximate moderate muscle disabilities.
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