The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's lumbar disc degeneration is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the opinion that the Veteran’s current back disability is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar disc degeneration, feet degeneration (includes claim for inflammation and myopathy of feet), bilateral leg myopathy, left restless leg syndrome, right restless leg syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19189860
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.
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