The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected DJD and disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, as well as his claim for TDIU due to the need for additional medical evidence. The Veteran is required to provide any relevant medical records he may have, including civilian employment records from his VA job.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient information regarding the current severity of the Veteran's disability and its impact on his ability to work, necessitating a new examination and additional development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160177
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disability and right upper extremity radiculopathy were denied increased evaluations. The TDIU claim was also denied prior to August 20, 2013.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death is determined to be causally related to his service-connected Degenerative Disc Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease, leading to a liver biopsy. As such, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for DJD and rotator cuff tear of the left shoulder was dismissed because the VA Form 10182 was not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his service-connected lumbar spine disabilities is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in the prior VA examinations.
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