The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent and 20 percent, as well as TDIU, due to additional evidence received since the last SSOC.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to review new evidence associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Mechanical low back pain syndrome with mild disk space changes, Degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with lumbago
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061554
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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