The Board has decided that a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disk disease.
The deciding factor: The need for a new VA examination was determined due to the significant time since the last examination and the complexity of assessing the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disk disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19165034
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine degenerative disk disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy were denied. The VA determined that the Veteran's conditions did not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent for his lumbar spine condition or any initial rating above 10 percent for either lower extremity radiculopathy.
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