The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the current status of his ankle, shoulder, and knee disabilities and whether they are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that his current ankle, shoulder, and knee conditions have worsened since his last examination, which was conducted over a decade ago. The examiner is needed to provide updated medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, status post compression fracture with arthritic changes, lumbar spine and anterior osteophytes, cervical spine, chondromalacia, left knee, chondromalacia, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1307395
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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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