The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his low back disability and intervertebral disc syndrome with sciatic nerve involvement, left lower extremity is being remanded due to the need for additional development.,Service connection for bicuspid aorta remains pending.
The deciding factor: The appeal has been returned to the Board for further consideration after the RO granted service connection for bicuspid aorta and assigned separate ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome with sciatic nerve involvement, left lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc and joint disease-lumbar spine with compression deformity T1, T2 and L1
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001786
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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