The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain outstanding relevant records and ensure the AOJ substantially complies with prior remand directives. The claims for increased rating of radiculopathy and TDIU are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current VA examinations lack adequate discussion of the Veteran’s statements about his worsening disability in the context of available treatment records, and thus additional development is needed to address these deficiencies.
- Claimed conditions
- lower right extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20027625
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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 granted an increased rating of 50 percent for headaches and remanded the claims for increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain, lower right extremity radiculopathy, and lower left extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates prior to October 14, 2020, for service connection were denied as the new evidence received after the November 2012 rating decision was not relevant to his claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lower right and left extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error identified during the appeal process.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made.
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