The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left shoulder impingement syndrome with osteoarthritis, lumbosacral strain with mild degenerative disc disease, femoral radiculopathy of both lower extremities, and sciatic radiculopathy. The remand requests additional examinations to address functional impairment due to flare-ups and repetitive use.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims were not fully addressed in previous decisions and requested further examination to assess the severity of his disabilities, particularly regarding functional impairment during flare-ups and after repetitive use.
- Claimed conditions
- impingement syndrome of the left shoulder with osteoarthritis, lumbosacral strain with mild degenerative disc disease, LLE femoral radiculopathy, RLE femoral radiculopathy, RLE sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24001064
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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 appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) more than a year after the relevant rating decisions were issued.
- Granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 40 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain with mild degenerative disc disease, as the reduction was not proper.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for OSA, increased ratings for sciatic radiculopathy, and TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable prior to November 30, 2021. The Board found that the evidence does not show he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation solely due to his service-connected disabilities.
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