The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected back disability due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was requested to determine if the Veteran’s current lower extremity disabilities are related to his military service, including a 1965 fall into a grease pit, and whether they are caused or aggravated by his service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy right lower extremity, radiculopathy left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067512
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for radiculopathy affecting both lower extremities due to inadequate examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for radiculopathy of both lower extremities and bilateral plantar fasciitis to obtain additional medical evidence regarding potential aggravation by a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral flat feet with plantar fasciitis and degenerative arthritis, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, entitling him to special monthly compensation at the statutory housebound rate beginning December 23, 2020.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral chondromalacia and strain, and radiculopathy left lower extremity from June 20, 2023.
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