The Board has remanded several issues related to incomplete paralysis of the femoral nerve, including initial ratings and effective dates. The Veteran's service connection for spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine is not at issue.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the matter was implicitly adjudicated by a previous decision and dismissed it as a matter of law.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine, incomplete paralysis of the left femoral nerve, incomplete paralysis of the right femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19170225
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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 Board has determined that the Veteran's spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine is at least as likely as not related to his in-service back injury, and service connection for this condition is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there have been failures to comply with previous remand directives and thus the cases are being returned for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and evidence.
- Denied
The Veteran is granted a 40 percent rating for spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine prior to May 10, 2023.,A higher rating for spondylosis of the thoracolumbar spine from May 10, 2023, and left lower extremity radiculopathy is denied.,The Veteran's LLE radiculopathy is granted a 20 percent rating from May 1, 2017 to August 16, 2022.,A higher rating for LLE radiculopathy from August 17, 2022, is denied.
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