The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities, including whether they are related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider the possibility that the March 2006 in-service slip and fall may have caused or aggravated any current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical myelopathy with cervical disk disease, degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine, post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the right knee, osteoarthritis at multiple sites, osteoarthritis of the left pelvic region and thigh, osteoarthritis of the right pelvic region and thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1031744
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for somatic symptom disorder, left knee osteoarthritis, and headaches. The Veteran was also granted increased ratings of 20 percent for degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine and 40 percent for status post ligament damage and acromioclavicular repair of the right shoulder with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and acromioclavicular joint degenerative joint disease.
- Partly granted
The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70% from December 7, 2009 to April 29, 2021. The effective date for DEA eligibility was granted as of January 28, 2021. However, the request for an earlier effective date for SMC and a higher level of SMC were denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU rating based on these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back conditions and adjustment disorder, have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since October 22, 2009. The Board has granted TDIU on both an extraschedular basis (prior to February 14, 2011) and on a schedular basis (from February 14, 2011).
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