The Board has remanded the issue regarding a higher rating for degenerative disc disease with spondylosis from June 27, 2013 to March 12, 2018 due to outstanding VA and private treatment records. The Veteran is also referred to have his claims for metatarsalgia of the feet reviewed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there may be relevant VA and private treatment records not yet obtained which could impact the rating determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease with spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18121629
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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 increased ratings for the Veteran's degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and sciatic/peroneal nerve radiculopathy, but denied increased ratings for femoral nerve radiculopathy and special monthly compensation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed back disability, finding that any in-service back pain was acute and resolved. The Board also found no evidence of arthritis manifesting within one year of separation from service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's degenerative disc disease with spondylosis was not manifested by either forward thoracolumbar flexion limited to 30 degrees or less, or by favorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine. Therefore, a rating in excess of 20 percent for this period is denied.
- Whole decision: 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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