The Board remands the claims for an increased evaluation of a lumbar spine disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and service connection for a sleep disorder due to further examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence is insufficient to determine the severity of the Veteran's conditions during flare-ups or whether they are causally related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disability, Left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with a lumbar spine disability, Right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with a lumbar spine disability, Sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000712
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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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction, and right eye injury as new and relevant evidence was not received to readjudicate these claims.
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