The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine and cervical spine are being remanded due to outstanding private medical records from Dr. D., which have not been obtained.
The deciding factor: Outstanding private treatment records from Dr. D. need to be obtained before a determination can be made on the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19143031
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.
- Granted
The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's low back disorder, effective March 31, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and radiculopathy affecting both upper and lower extremities, while dismissing the claim for cervicogenic headaches.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, degenerative joint disease, and degenerative disc disease, as well as left plantar and anterior distal tibia spurs and enthesopathic changes, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability. The claim for a TDIU was also granted from April 8, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for readjudication and further development, as new and relevant evidence had been submitted since the prior denials.
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