The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected right and left lower extremity radiculopathy and femoral nerve involvement are being remanded due to the need for new examinations. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: New examinations are needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve involvement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20066795
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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