The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for radiculopathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his radiculopathy as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability and lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and inadequate examination prevented a thorough evaluation of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20039792
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for spinal stenosis of the back with degenerative arthritis, to include associated radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The evidence supports a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for readjudication of the claim for service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, lower back scar, and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities. Service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability is denied.
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