The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his service connection claim for joint pains due to undiagnosed illness, also claimed as Achilles tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The May 2010 VA examination was inadequate and another attempt must be made to obtain an adequate opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's complaints.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pains, Achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2013
- Citation
- 1341172
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has withdrawn claims for service connection for joint pains and muscle pain. The remaining issues of service connection for right hand, left hand, left knee, seizures/tremors, immune disorder, and nerve damage are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining relevant records, including service treatment records and VA hospital records. The Veteran's current back and neck disabilities are being examined by a VA examiner to determine if they are related to her military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for joint pains, finding that his joint pains are not related to his service and do not qualify as an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic illness (MUMCI) due to Persian Gulf War service. The Board also found no evidence of a nexus between his hereditary hemochromatosis and joint pain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the right great toe fracture but denied increased ratings for lumbosacral and thoracic strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, acromioclavicular joint separation, right shoulder, and service connection for joint pains.
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