The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to January 23, 2015 due to incomplete records. The Veteran needs to provide Social Security Administration (SSA) medical records used in his disability benefits decision.
The deciding factor: Incomplete records from SSA prevent a determination on the merits of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of low back injury, residuals of T-11 fracture, radiculopathy of left lower extremity, L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194617
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board reinstated the 40 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and radiculopathy of right lower extremity. It also granted a 40 percent rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and effective dates of June 27, 2018, for TDIU and DEA.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and associated radiculopathy of the left lower extremity have been granted a 40 percent disability rating for the entirety of the appeal period.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for bilateral eye floaters, chalazion, and radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them during a hearing.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
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