The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral disability is remanded due to the need for additional development. The issue of service connection for lower extremity neurological disability related to his service-connected back disability has also been referred to the RO and needs to be resolved before final adjudication.
The deciding factor: The issues are inextricably intertwined, requiring resolution of both claims before a proper rating can be assigned for the lumbosacral disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral disability, lower extremity neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18141537
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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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