The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, femoral radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, peripheral neuropathies, and diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction. The AOJ is instructed to contact the Veteran's representative for a current mailing address and obtain relevant private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to follow up on previous remand directives regarding obtaining the Veteran's current mailing address and private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy of the median nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external popliteal nerve, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external popliteal nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23061136
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as these issues have been addressed in a separate docket.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. Service connection is being remanded for the lumbar spine disability and right knee and calf disabilities.
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