The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and consideration, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and determining if he meets the schedular criteria for TDIU prior to December 9, 2015.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was added to the file after the most recent supplemental statement of the case regarding the claims on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, left hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of abduction, left hip limitation of extension, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157707
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that remand is needed for the Veteran's claims due to duty to assist errors, including clarification of periods of service and obtaining relevant records. The Veteran will be afforded new medical examinations for each claimed disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims of right shoulder disability and low back disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disability was granted with an effective date of January 9, 2018. The Board accepted her November 21, 2019 VA Form 20-0996 as a valid opt-in of the April 2019 SOC into the modernized review system.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal concerning diabetes and a low back disability has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
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