The Board granted a new and relevant evidence request to readjudicate the claim for service connection for a lumbar herniated disk, but remanded the issue for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar herniated disk
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032223
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (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 partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar herniated disk, status post-surgical intervention with degenerative changes was not manifested by unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine and did not meet criteria for a higher rating. The appeal is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, lumbar herniated disk, left tibia and fibula fracture with chronic knee strain, and right quadriceps tendon repair, are found to be so severe that they prevent the Veteran from securing or maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, effective July 28, 2003. The RO denied higher initial ratings for the lumbago, lumbar herniated disk, and lumbar osteoporosis conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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