The veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination, resulting in the denial of his increased rating claims.
The deciding factor: The veteran's failure to provide good cause for not reporting for the scheduled VA examination resulted in the denial of his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with secondary degenerative arthritis, fracture, right medial malleolus with traumatic arthritis and chronic synovitis of the right ankle, degenerative arthritis of the thoracic spine and left ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0329285
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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