The Board is remanding the claims for severance of service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy, as well as degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome. The Veteran contends that these conditions should not have been severed from his service-connected lumbar spine condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided insufficient rationale to determine if the severance of service connection for the additional back diagnoses and associated lumbar neurological abnormalities was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease with Intervertebral Disc Syndrome, Right Lower Extremity Neuropathy, Left Lower Extremity Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24037047
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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