The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability to obtain an adequate examination by a neurology specialist.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions obtained did not comply with the Board's December 2023 remand directives, as they were provided by physicians who are specialists in Family Practice and General Medicine, rather than a neurologist. The remand is necessary to ensure substantial compliance with the Board's previous directive.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a myelogram, including back disability and related neurological manifestations
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25001521
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Decisions by this judge: 2,500 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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