The Board has remanded several issues related to the appellant's service-connected disabilities, including increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and lower extremity radiculopathy.,No effective date is assigned as the claims are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims have been remanded due to factual uncertainties regarding the onset or progression of the conditions in question prior to the filing of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral pes planus with left heel spur, status post left heel spur removal, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23047015
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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