The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain VA treatment records from November 2012 to December 2016 for his low back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board requires the submission of outstanding VA treatment records dated between November 2012 and December 2016 to determine if a higher rating is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19159018
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting entitlement to SMC based on aid and attendance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims, including those for increased ratings and service connection. The issues include right knee disability, duodenal ulcer, allergic rhinitis with laryngopharyngitis, scar of the right posterior thigh, sinusitis, residuals of a positive purified protein derivative (PPD) test, status post ventral hernia repair, temporary total evaluations, and TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and radiculopathy of the lower extremities, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. As such, TDIU is granted.
- Granted
The Board has restored a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right shoulder injury, including traumatic degenerative joint disease, finding that there is insufficient evidence to reduce the current rating.
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