The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar spondylosis and degenerative disc disease, as well as his meniscal tear of the left knee, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was added to the record since the last decision, necessitating a new examination and consideration of this evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spondylosis and degenerative disc disease, meniscal tear of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18116541
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for lumbar spondylosis and degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, and rotator cuff tear, glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, left shoulder as they were already granted in a previous decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in previous decisions and requests for additional evidence and clarification of medical findings. The Veteran's representative requested copies of certain examination reports, which were provided after a second Joint Motion for Remand (JMR).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the increased rating claims for service-connected disabilities of both knees to ensure compliance with its previous remand instructions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to incomplete examination reports and missing medical records. The case is now pending with instructions for a new VA examination.
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