The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for polyradiculopathy L3-5 active (sciatic) and in excess of 50 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome, for the period from July 23, 2013, to present, for further development.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to obtain records of treatment from Dr. Stewart Cohen and any other relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- polyradiculopathy L3-5 active (sciatic), degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25007869
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Decisions by this judge: 1,812 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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