The Board remands the issues related to the rating for degenerative disc disease due to a lack of proper duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board did not fulfill its duty to assist, necessitating a remand to obtain additional medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease with L5-S1 narrowing
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- 24033272
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.
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