The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical evidence regarding radiculopathy in the Veteran's right lower extremity. The Veteran should be provided a VA examination to determine the current severity and manifestations of this condition.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting medical evidence regarding the presence and severity of radiculopathy in the Veteran's right lower extremity, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy in right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072529
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's back condition is rated at 40 percent, effective October 1, 2012. The rating for radiculopathy in the right lower extremity is also granted at 20 percent. However, a higher rating of 40 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy is not warranted.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since September 15, 2010.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 16, 2015.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU is denied as the earliest effective date that meets the criteria for a TDIU was November 16, 2009.
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