The Board has ordered the AOJ to issue a Statement of the Case for the radiculopathy issues, specifically left lower extremity. The AOJ is also instructed to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed radiculopathy in both lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ did not service connect the radiculopathy in the left lower extremity, and thus ordered further action on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, right upper ulnar neuropathy, right shoulder disorder, cervical disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19192020
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a low back disorder to obtain additional medical evidence and ensure that the Veteran is afforded every possible consideration.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a low back disorder was dismissed as the RO granted service connection in a November 2023 rating decision.
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