The Board remands the claims for service connection for spinal cord tumors, multi-level disc degeneration and facet arthritis of the lumbar spine, and left leg paralysis due to a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as VA did not obtain a nexus opinion regarding direct service connection for the Veteran's spinal cord tumor and back condition, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for left leg paralysis is inextricably intertwined with the other claims on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg paralysis, multi-level disc degeneration and facet arthritis of the lumbar spine (previously considered as back pain condition), spinal cord tumors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043453
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Decisions by this judge: 699 · Granted: 12% (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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has not been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, spinal cord tumors, anxiety, and otogenic vertigo are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a stroke and left leg paralysis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression and anxiety disorder, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, respectively.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, residuals of stroke, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, left leg paralysis, left arm paralysis, and left eye disability due to potential herbicide exposure in Korea. The AOJ is instructed to verify this exposure and then readjudicate the service connection claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability, including his left arm and leg impairments, resulted in complete paralysis of the left side from January 5, 2015. The Veteran was granted separate ratings for each affected limb.
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