The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for low back disability with right lower extremity radiculopathy and restless leg syndrome due to lack of STRs, intercurrent causation, and possible VA medical records not being available.
The deciding factor: The case is on appeal from rating decisions that denied service connection for these conditions. The Board has noted the lack of STRs and other issues, and has ordered additional development including requesting SSA disability records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability with right lower extremity radiculopathy, restless leg syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18128464
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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
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