The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the addition of relevant evidence since the January 2015 SOC. The issues include service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, increased rating for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with scoliosis and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant evidence has been added to the record since the January 2015 SOC, necessitating remand for readjudication of the issues.
- Claimed conditions
- neuritis of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107482
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for back injury and syrinx/hydromyelia, reopened the claims based on new evidence, and denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, blepharospasm, small fiber neuropathy with autonomic dysfunction, and cervical spondylosis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, as well as separate 20 percent ratings for neuritis in both lower extremities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability alone is sufficient to warrant a TDIU effective June 28, 2014. Additionally, his other service-connected disabilities are rated at least 60% disabling, meeting the criteria for SMC under Section 1114(s) of the VA Benefits Act.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board is considering multiple issues related to service connection and effective dates for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss. The decision on these matters is mixed as some claims are granted while others are denied or have their effective dates changed.
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