The Board has remanded several claims for further development, including those related to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. The issues of service connection for a neurologic disability associated with his back disability, as well as effective dates for various grants of benefits, have also been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient development in several areas, including the need to consider different rating criteria and obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, Lumbar spine disability, Septal deviation, Bilateral hearing loss, Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22056605
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder as secondary to hypertension and tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the claim for degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and discectomy with lumbar discogenic pain but granted a 20% initial rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy from April 18, 2023 through January 16, 2024. The service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss but granted for left knee Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD).
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