The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The claims will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.
The deciding factor: VA needs to obtain all relevant medical records and schedule an updated VA examination to assess the current state of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and determine appropriate ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), residuals of status-post L4-5 hemilaminectomy and discectomy for herniated nucleus pulposus (spine disability), right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2017
- Citation
- 1725295
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left wrist fracture, bilateral hearing loss, Type II diabetes, bilateral glaucoma, OSA, cervical disc herniation, and other musculoskeletal issues are denied.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's CIDP is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure in the Gulf War theater of operations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy is caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain, granting service connection on a secondary basis.
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