The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to separate compensable disability ratings for right and left lower extremity neurological disorders, as due to service connected DDD of the thoracolumbar spine. The Veteran needs to undergo a VA examination to determine if they have these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran has currently diagnosed right and/or left lower extremity neurological disorders that are due to the service-connected DDD of the thoracolumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the thoracolumbar spine, Right lower extremity neurological disorder, Left lower extremity neurological disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183493
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right and left lower extremity neurological disorders are aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral strain, and whether they are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding private treatment records that need to be obtained for a proper evaluation of the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorder.
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