The Veteran's appeal is currently in remand status due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining outstanding treatment records. The issues include increased ratings for low back disability and sciatic nerve impairment of the right lower extremity, as well as TDIU.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and information are needed to properly assess the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding his current functional limitations and employment status.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar stenosis with degenerative arthritis, sciatic nerve impairment of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1712450
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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.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sciatic nerve impairment of the right lower extremity did not begin during active service or is not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's right lower extremity nerve impairment and a need for clarification of the diagnosis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining an addendum opinion from the VA examiner to retrospectively assess the Veteran's lumbar spine disability from January 29, 2010, through October 21, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar stenosis with degenerative arthritis and right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and a retrospective medical opinion.
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