The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of a VA examination regarding the relationship between the lumbar spine disability and the service-connected cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded because there was no VA examination addressing the relationship between the diagnosed lumbar spine disability and the service-connected cervical spine strain with spondylosis, degenerative arthritis, and neuroforaminal encroachment.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent lumbar spine disability (including degenerative disc disease), recurrent right lower extremity neurological disability (including radiculopathy), recurrent left lower extremity neurological disability (including radiculopathy), recurrent right hip disability, recurrent left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24054194
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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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