The Veteran's appeal includes claims for increased ratings for his service-connected herniated lumbar disk and radiculopathy, as well as a claim for TDIU. The case is REMANDED to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran underwent surgery twice during the course of the appeal and indicated that his back condition had worsened since the previous examination in June 2011. His claims include an increased rating for herniated lumbar disk, a separate rating for radiculopathy, and TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated lumbar disk, left 5th lumbar vertebral radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1452710
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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 Board has determined that the veteran's herniated lumbar disk warrants a 60 percent evaluation prior to June 22, 2000.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling orthopedic and neurologic examinations to determine the nature and severity of the veteran's service-connected herniated lumbar disk and any related neurologic exacerbations.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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