The Board has granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and remanded the issues regarding left lower extremity radiculopathy and evaluation in excess of 30 percent for residuals of lacerations of the right radial nerve.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's radiculopathy is proximately due to or result of his service-connected low back disability, which was found by a private physician in March 2014. The Board has remanded the issues regarding left lower extremity radiculopathy and evaluation for residuals of lacerations of the right radial nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20004978
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
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