The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his low back disability and mild neurocognitive disorder have been remanded due to the need for further development.,His TDIU claim has also been remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran’s low back disability more closely approximates a 40 percent rating, as required for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine (Back Disability), Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140696
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Decisions by this judge: 2,287 · Granted: 23% (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.
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