The Board has remanded the TDIU issue due to insufficient development, specifically a need for an addendum opinion considering newly service-connected bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The new service-connected disabilities (bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies) may affect the Veteran's ability to work and require further assessment by an occupational physician.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the back, Moderate to Severe Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Moderate to Severe Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24031841
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Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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