The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar L5-S1 herniated disc and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability of status post medial meniscectomy of the left knee.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate VA examination and missing service records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar L5-S1 herniated disc, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063234
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.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 20% rating for the back disability and radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, but denied increased ratings for other conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical disc disease with radiculopathy, secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability. The Board also granted ratings of 50%, 80%, and 40% for various neurological conditions affecting the lower extremities, as well as a rating of 60% for hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, posttraumatic stress disorder, and a cervical spine disability. A 40 percent rating was granted for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.
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