The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1 is being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records and examination are needed to properly assess the severity and complications of the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1519107
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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 Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1 is remanded due to inadequate examination findings and need for a new one.
- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1 is now rated at 40 percent from May 4, 2018. His right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are each rated at 30 percent beginning May 4, 2018.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that they did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, diagnosed as degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1, is etiologically related to active service and granted his claim for service connection.
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