The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar degenerative disc disease with anterolisthesis and right ankle degenerative joint disease are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that both matters on appeal require further examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease with anterolisthesis, right ankle degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20066864
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 service connection for trigeminal nerve neuralgia due to the Veteran's service-connected frostbite of the ears, and increased the rating for right ankle degenerative joint disease from 10 percent to 20 percent. The claims for an increased rating for right ear frostbite and a separate rating for left ear frostbite residuals were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of higher initial ratings for right ankle, right knee, and neck disabilities and service connection for upper extremity radiculopathy disorders to obtain additional evidence and examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to a duty to assist error in the prior VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee and ankle disabilities, as well as an initial compensable rating for a bilateral eye condition.
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