The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is currently rated at 10 percent, and his appeal for a higher rating has been remanded.,For TDIU, the Veteran meets the statutory criteria with combined ratings of 90 percent due to PTSD (80%) and lumbar degenerative disc disease (40%).
The deciding factor: The effective date for service connection cannot be earlier than January 24, 2013 as there was no factually ascertainable increase in radiculopathy symptoms prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes mellitus, type 2 (secondary)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150496
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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