The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to inadequate examinations in previous decisions. The Veteran is required to undergo additional evaluations, including a back examination and a separate examination for his radiculopathy of the lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The current VA examinations are insufficient to determine the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the lower extremities with sciatic nerve involvement. The examinations do not adequately address flare-ups, range of motion in active and passive motion, and pain with weight bearing and without weight-bearing.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain with arthritis, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (with sciatic nerve involvement), radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (with sciatic nerve involvement)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23041780
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for headaches, CAD, PTSD, and lumbar strain with arthritis, while denying increased ratings for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of multiple conditions, as the Veteran withdrew the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbar strain with arthritis, right leg peripheral neuropathy, and left leg peripheral neuropathy due to issues related to service connection. The claims are being remanded because of a late filing of the Veteran's appeal form.
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