The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination to address the Veteran's range of motion and functional loss due to flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The remand is based on inadequate previous examinations that did not adequately address the Veteran's reported functional loss during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral degenerative disc disease (DDD) with L4 wedging
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1744530
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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 claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral DDD with L4 wedging was denied as his disability did not meet the criteria for such an increase.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the current VA examination is inadequate and further evaluation of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including consideration of additional range of motion loss due to pain, flare-ups, incoordination, or weakened movement, is necessary. The claim will be remanded for this purpose.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral DDD with L4 wedging, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity were granted. The effective date is July 7, 2008.
- 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.
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