The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right lower leg radiculopathy, as well as his claim for TDIU. The remand includes obtaining updated VA or private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination by a neurologist or physiatrist to assess the severity of the service-connected conditions, and asking the Veteran to complete a TDIU application.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to the need for further development including obtaining updated medical records and conducting a comprehensive VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower leg radiculopathy, right lower leg radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18105003
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 15, 2013 for the grant of an increased 40 percent rating for a low back disability. The other issues were remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and additional benefits, including a temporary total evaluation for low back due to surgery, SMC based on housebound criteria, and service connection for left lower leg radiculopathy. The decision also grants eligibility for attorney fees from past-due benefits awarded in October 2022.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease, left and right lower leg radiculopathy are being remanded for additional development to determine the appropriate disability ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and chronic prostatitis are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining medical records and providing retrospective opinions on functional loss during flare-ups.
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