The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded for further evaluation. Service connection for a bowel and/or bladder disorder secondary to service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the bowel and/or bladder disorder remains in dispute due to lack of medical evidence linking it to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve branch
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21020913
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability, as there are insufficient medical opinions and records. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied the claims for right knee disability, erectile dysfunction, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The decision is remanded for further action on these issues.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for middle and index trigger finger/stenosing tenosynovitis of the right hand, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The earliest effective date is June 30, 2012, for the right hand condition and April 22, 2016, for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
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