The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the need for a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected low back disability and bilateral radiculopathy of the lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical evidence to determine the current severity of the Veteran’s service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back strain with painful motion and traumatic arthritis of the sacroiliac joints, Lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20075068
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for lumbar radiculopathy due to errors in the prior decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU due to the need for a new VA examination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and lumbar radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, all found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee degenerative joint disease.
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