The Board has determined that additional medical examinations and opinions are needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's claims, including for his cervical spine disability and associated radiculopathy, as well as his claimed right leg disorder. The VA will provide these services on remand.
The deciding factor: The current examination reports do not include range-of-motion findings for the left and right upper extremities and consideration of these disabilities under potentially applicable diagnostic codes pertaining to range of motion is warranted. Additionally, a medical nexus opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's claimed right leg disorder is related to his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg disorder (claimed as right leg pain), Cervical spine degenerative arthritis, Left upper extremity radiculopathy, Right upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1042283
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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
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