The Board has remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease (DJD) due to inadequate examination and need for updated VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 Joint Motion for Partial Remand agreed that the Board failed to consider whether the January 2021 VA examination was adequate, specifically noting lack of range of motion testing results.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23016067
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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
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