The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issues of evaluating lumbar DDD with IVDS and TDIU. The Veteran will need to undergo a new medical examination to provide range of motion measurements, address pain during use, and assess functional impairment.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current medical evidence does not adequately comply with the remand directives regarding range of motion testing and the effects of medication on the Veteran's disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004424
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lumbar DDD with IVDS and left leg radiculopathy are both remanded for further evaluation due to possible worsening of symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated examinations, clarification of instability in his right knee, and obtaining VA treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that additional development is needed regarding the remaining issues on appeal, including new VA examinations for the service-connected lumbar DDD with IVDS. The effective date of TDIU was changed to November 8, 2012.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine DDD with IVDS is granted a 60 percent rating from April 29, 2014 to November 5, 2019 and a 40 percent rating thereafter. A TDIU was also granted for the period from January 7, 2013 to February 3, 2014.
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