The Board has identified errors in obtaining VA treatment records from the Veterans Health Information System Technology Architecture (VistA) Imaging system, which are relevant to the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings. The Board is therefore remanding these cases to obtain and associate these records with the claims file.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ failed to obtain VA treatment records from VistA Imaging system, which were relevant to the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy (femoral nerve) of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, external cutaneous nerve of thigh paralysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077236
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure compliance with its duty to assist, specifically regarding the adequacy of VA examinations and obtaining a retrospective medical opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's radiculopathy (femoral nerve) of the left lower extremity and spinal stenosis with thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease are granted effective December 2, 2020. The initial rating for the spinal stenosis prior to that date is denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) of the left lower extremity is dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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