The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional examinations and consideration of all applicable diagnostic codes for the spine, including the Veteran's symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the current severity and manifestations of the Veteran’s service-connected lumbar spine disability, particularly regarding flare-ups and repetitive use.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint and Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine, Bilateral Lumbar Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20054939
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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