The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration, including obtaining VA treatment records from Washington DC VAMC and Fort Belvoir.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a new examination was necessary to address the current severity of the Veteran's back disability and ordered the AOJ to consider the new evidence relevant to her claim.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1625408
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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 service-connected lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome and radiculopathies aided in his death from traumatic asphyxia caused by a fence falling on him. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine prior to June 19, 2024 and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) due to incomplete development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and home adaptations are remanded due to the need for current medical examinations and opinions regarding his service-connected back disability and associated radiculopathy.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the October 2020 rating decision, resulting in the dismissal of all pending claims.
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