The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of recent legal decisions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations relied on by the Board in its February 2016 decision did not reflect consideration of Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016), and the March 2015 VA examination addressing the claims for increased ratings for right carpal tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome and cervical radiculopathy was inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylosis, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity (dominant) carpal tunnel syndrome and cervical radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1805121
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, as well as left and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, left wrist sprain, right knee strain, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The claim for an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder with depressive disorder was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome as the conditions were not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis.
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