The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease to ensure a thorough and accurate medical examination is conducted.
The deciding factor: The June 2018 VA examination report was found inadequate as it did not address the baseline severity of the pre-existing lumbar spine disability or indicate the degree at which the Veteran experienced pain on motion, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24063402
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, and right wrist condition as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for further development and examination. The issues involve evaluations for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and sciatic nerve radiculopathy.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate on and after April 20, 2006.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under the applicable criteria.
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