The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for lumbosacral DDD and LLE femoral radiculopathy are remanded due to the need for additional examination.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations did not address whether the Veteran experiences the functional equivalent of ankylosis in his lumbosacral DDD, nor did they provide a full description of his LLE femoral radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral degenerative disc disease (DDD), left lower extremity (LLE) femoral radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23066208
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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 service connection for various lower extremity radiculopathy conditions as they were granted in a previous decision, and there are no remaining allegations of error to address.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding severance of service connection for right and left lower sciatic radiculopathy and an increased rating for lumbosacral DDD during a hearing, and these issues are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to service-connected lumbar DDD and LLE femoral radiculopathy. The case is being returned for further development, including a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations and consideration of her claims for increased ratings and TDIU.
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