The Board remands the claims for further development to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion that reconciles the October 2019 private medical report and the March 2020 VA examination report.
The deciding factor: The Board must remand to obtain an adequate VA examination and medical opinion in order to reconcile the October 2019 private medical report and March 2020 VA examination report and determine the nature of the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with IVDS, as well as for the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with IVDS, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25028999
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis is now rated at 40 percent effective November 7, 2010. The claim for increased evaluation of the right knee strain has been granted with a 10 percent initial evaluation effective May 2, 2012.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased evaluation of a lumbar spine disability, service connection for migraines and chronic sinusitis due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with IVDS, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a scar on the lumbar spine.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy and remanded the issue of a higher rating for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).
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