The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's left leg neurological condition is related to his military service and whether it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The case will be remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s left leg neurological condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service, including complaints of low back pain and numbness in the right leg, and if it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the left leg, degenerative arthritis of the spine with extruded and bulging disc, lower right extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21008734
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 50 percent for headaches and remanded the claims for increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain, lower right extremity radiculopathy, and lower left extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates prior to October 14, 2020, for service connection were denied as the new evidence received after the November 2012 rating decision was not relevant to his claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lower right and left extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error identified during the appeal process.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made.
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