The Veteran's back disorder, lumbar radiculopathy, and left foot numbness are not service-connected.,Secondary service connection for lumbar radiculopathy and left foot numbness is denied.,Prostate cancer as due to pesticide exposure is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's back disorder did not have onset in service or within one year of discharge, and there is no evidence linking it to a service-connected disability. The same applies to the lumbar radiculopathy and left foot numbness.,Secondary service connection for lumbar radiculopathy and left foot numbness was denied because they are not related to a service-connected condition or due to an aggravation of a pre-existing condition.,The prostate cancer is remanded as there is no evidence linking it to pesticide exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, lumbar radiculopathy, left foot numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148596
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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