The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for lumbosacral strain with DDD, bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 16, 2020 for lumbosacral strain with DDD. The Veteran's claim for these issues is currently pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for an effective date prior to July 15, 2019, or November 15, 2019, for service connection and a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 16, 2020, for lumbosacral strain with DDD.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with DDD, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2022
- Citation
- A22020195
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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.
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