The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and a higher evaluation for lumbar DDD was denied. The Board is remanding these issues.,The Veteran's TDIU claim prior to December 11, 2013 is being referred to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The effective date for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was set at December 18, 2009. The Veteran's lumbar DDD disability rating prior to December 11, 2013 did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU.,The Veteran has service-connected disabilities that prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment due to his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD), vertigo, partial complex seizures, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22011187
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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
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- Granted
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- Granted
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