The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for appropriate examinations to assess her service-connected disabilities. The issue of TDIU will also be addressed.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that new examinations are required due to the passage of time since the last VA examination and the Veteran's assertion of worsening conditions. Additionally, evidence of unemployability in the context of a rating claim may include a TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar syndrome with left leg radiculopathy, L4-5 degenerative disc disease, microcytic hypochromic anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1447229
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's L4-5 degenerative disc disease is granted an initial rating of 20 percent effective January 11, 2016. Service connection for right knee osteoarthritis and thrombocytopenia are granted. The left knee disability and bilateral ankle disabilities are denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for microcytic hypochromic anemia, secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding that the condition did not manifest during or within a presumptive period after service and was not otherwise etiologically related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's microcytic hypochromic anemia was aggravated by service, including presumed herbicide exposure. The case must be returned for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic low back pain was granted a rating of 20 percent prior to May 25, 2013. A higher rating is denied.
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