The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development. The initial rating for lumbar myositis remains at 40 percent, while other conditions remain denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish ankylosis of the thoracolumbar spine or intervertebral disc syndrome, which are required for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Myositis, Left Hip Sprain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21064765
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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 service connection for major depressive disorder but denied it for obstructive sleep apnea and right hand neuropathy. The claims for left hip sprain and lumbosacral strain were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted with an effective date of March 1, 2017. The Board found that the evidence did not show a worsening in his service-connected disabilities during the one-year look-back period and thus could not establish entitlement to an earlier effective date.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU on a schedular basis from November 29, 2011 due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board grants TDIU on this basis.
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