The Veteran's claim for an increased rating and effective date determination for his service-connected lumbar spine disorder is being remanded. Additionally, the Veteran's claims for TDIU and SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance are also being referred to VA's Director of Compensation Service.
The deciding factor: The decision contains findings related to an increased rating and effective date determination but does not provide a specific reasoning for these determinations. The issues of entitlement to TDIU and SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance are remanded as they require further evaluation by VA's Director of Compensation Service.
- Claimed conditions
- multilevel degenerative findings of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163464
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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.
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