The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his appendectomy scar and lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease, as well as consideration of a TDIU claim. The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to assess the severity of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a remand is warranted due to the need for further evaluation of the Veteran's appendectomy scar and lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease, including whether he has radiculopathy or peripheral neuropathy. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- appendectomy scar, lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175886
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 Board denied the claim to restore a 20 percent schedular rating for lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease and degenerative arthritis with kyphotic angulation, effective December 1, 2024.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions, except for a scar related to a laminectomy which was granted with an effective date of March 22, 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 7, 2021 for the grant of service connection for cervical strain, residuals of status-post appendectomy, tender appendectomy scar, alopecia, and appendectomy scar. The claim for left long finger extensor tenosynovitis was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not manifest within a presumptive period and was not related to his active service.
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