The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected back disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right great toe hallux valgus. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to a lack of complete SSA records.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather about increased ratings for various disabilities and the need for additional development related to Social Security Administration (SSA) records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spasm, right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic), left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic), right great toe hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23015821
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic), left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and cervical degenerative disc disease and arthritis, spinal stenosis, herniated C7-T1, intervertebral disc syndrome, status post spinal fusion.
- Granted
The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted a 20 percent rating effective October 13, 2010. The appeal for higher ratings and earlier effective dates were denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for lumbar degenerative arthritis with sacroiliitis, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy were granted effective October 14, 2008. The issues of TDIU and DEA are remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates of service connection awards for various hip and shoulder conditions have been dismissed due to concurrent elections.,An earlier effective date claim for the right shoulder disability has also been dismissed.
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