The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and associated neurological impairments, as well as the etiology of his lower extremity radicular symptoms, urinary urgency, and sexual dysfunction. Additional development is needed.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability and any associated neurological impairments, including testing for pain with weight-bearing and without weight-bearing, as well as identifying whether lower extremity radicular symptoms (left and right), urinary urgency, and sexual dysfunction are due to his service-connected lumbar spine disability or other non-service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine, Lower extremity radicular symptoms (left and right), Urinary urgency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22018883
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a urinary tract disorder, including urinary urgency, as the evidence shows in-service onset and continuity of symptoms since separation.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating during the appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis of the right shoulder, and osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis of the right knee prior to October 25, 2023. The claim for a left knee disability was also granted based on continuity of symptoms since service.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to June 16, 2010; 20 percent from June 16, 2010, to March 19, 2024; and 40 percent from March 20, 2024, for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.
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