The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed to determine the effect of the veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- disc disease of the lumbar spine, left testicle mass with urethral stricture, irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, chondromalacia of the right patella, chondromalacia of the left patella, residuals of a right thumb fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0828819
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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.
- Dismissed
All claims for service connection and increased disability ratings have been withdrawn by the appellant, thus they are dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle sprain and denied higher ratings for the other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for the Veteran's residuals of a right thumb fracture based on the evidence of record.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for alcohol use disorder and an anxiety disorder, granted service connection for a deviated septum, and granted ratings of 80 percent but no higher for narcolepsy and 20 percent but no higher for dry eye syndrome with arcus senillis.
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