The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development of the record, particularly regarding the effects of radiculopathy on the Veteran's occupational functioning and activities of daily living.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1, rheiculopathy (femoral) of the left lower extremity, rheiculopathy (femoral) of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19135420
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Decisions by this judge: 1,350 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, finding that his range of motion testing showed thoracolumbar forward flexion functionally greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 60 degrees.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, determine the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability, and consider whether referral for extra-schedular consideration is warranted.
- Denied
The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at L5-S1 is currently rated as 20 percent disabling, and his claim for an increased rating has been denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the current nature of the veteran's claimed right wrist, thoracic spine, and lumbar spine disabilities. The RO will also adjudicate the issues of service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities.
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