The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral degenerative arthritis and entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to obtain additional evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's lumbosacral degenerative arthritis, including a retrospective medical opinion concerning an estimation of the additional degrees of loss of range of motion prior to June 15, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062846
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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