The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left knee disability and post-operative residuals of a hernia repair due to the need for additional development.,The issue of service connection for CRPS is also being remanded as there may be an association with the Veteran's headaches, requiring further examination.,Service connection for post-operative residuals of a hernia repair is being remanded because the evidence suggests it may have been aggravated by service. ,The issue of service connection for sinus disability is being remanded due to potential aggravation during service and current symptoms.,Service connection for back disability, secondary to left ankle disability, is also being remanded as there are indications that the Veteran's condition may be related to his service.,Service connection for stomach condition is being remanded because of potential association with service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was needed due to new evidence and the need to clarify etiological relationships between conditions and service.,There is a suggestion in medical literature that CRPS may be aggravated by headaches, warranting further examination to determine if this is true.,Post-operative residuals of hernia repair may have been aggravated during service, requiring an evaluation to confirm or refute this.,The Veteran's sinus condition may have been aggravated during service and continues to cause symptoms, necessitating a VA examination to assess the current state of his condition.,There are indications that the Veteran's back disability may be related to his service-connected left ankle disability, warranting an evaluation to determine if this is true.,The stomach condition may be associated with service due to pre-existing complaints and post-service diagnoses, requiring a VA examination to evaluate its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), post-operative residuals of a hernia repair, sinus disability, back disability, stomach condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18119777
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What this means for you
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