The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 10% prior to October 29, 2015 and 20% thereafter. The cervical spine disability was initially rated at 10% before November 9, 2011 and granted a 20% rating from that date onwards.,The Veteran's migraines are currently rated at 10%. Service connection for the bilateral shoulder condition is being remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the bilateral shoulder condition was not established due to insufficient evidence in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative joint disease (DJD) and degenerative disc disease (DDD), cervical spine DJD and DDD, status post fusion of C6-7
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20014584
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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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