The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for lumbar spine disability is denied. The case is remanded for additional development regarding the claim of TDIU prior to November 18, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not met the schedular criteria for a higher evaluation and her service-connected disabilities have precluded employment since at least 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130457
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 an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected lumbosacral degenerative disc disease and granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the same condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent, prior to March 26, 2025, for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy and a TDIU effective April 11, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran's current diagnoses of lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, and radiculopathy are found to be related to his in-service back injuries. The Board granted service connection for these conditions.
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