The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for her service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployment due to inconsistencies in the medical evidence regarding her neurological impairment.
The deciding factor: There is inconsistency in the record as to whether the Veteran experiences neurological impairment of her lower extremities as a result of her service-connected lumbar spine disability, necessitating further examination to clarify this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, Neurological impairment of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20076161
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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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