The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including recent medical records from Olympia Orthopedic Associates. The Veteran is also required to complete a VA Form 21-8940 and provide information about his employment history.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was needed as there were new medical records submitted by the Veteran which may affect the severity of his service-connected lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity (sciatic nerve) radiculopathy, and right lower extremity (sciatic nerve) radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity (sciatic nerve) radiculopathy, right lower extremity (sciatic nerve) radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22046361
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence or assertion that would reasonably raise a claim for right leg radiculopathy out of another claim that was pending at the time.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right upper extremity neuropathy, to include as secondary to a right elbow condition and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The Board also remanded several claims for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date.
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