The Board has decided to remand the case due to outdated medical records and a need for updated examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar degenerative disease.
The deciding factor: Updated treatment records are needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106722
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbar degenerative disease, and left hip strain conditions, but granted a 10 percent rating for left hip strain impairment of thigh from April 13, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar degenerative disease and PTSD, as well as his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran will need to undergo VA examinations to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for lumbar degenerative disease and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, as well as his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar degenerative disease and right lower extremity radicular pain were granted increased ratings, effective April 1, 2012. The effective dates for service connection of the right leg disability and TDIU benefits were also established.
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