The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private medical records and scheduling a new examination. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the issues being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to substantiate his claims or demonstrate that he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities, necessitating further development of the medical records and an updated VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of L5-S1, Radiculopathy of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802085
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since December 13, 2010.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU, effective July 10, 2003, is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's back brace used for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of L5-S1 and lumbar myositis caused wear or tear to his clothing in 2001. The Board granted an annual clothing allowance for the back brace but denied one for Canadian crutches, as there is no evidence of their use.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 20 percent, but not higher, for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine is granted. The claims for increased ratings for right leg radiculopathy and left leg radiculopathy are also granted.
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