The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to inadequate or incomplete examinations and further medical examination is needed.
The deciding factor: The VA spine and neck examinations of record do not fully comport with the requirements of Correia and Sharp, necessitating new examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the cervical spine, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Left distal radius displaced left volar styloid (left wrist disability), Residuals of a mandible fracture, Neuropathy of the fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141453
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a mood disorder and alcohol abuse disorder, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The other claims for increased ratings were denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims that five prior rating decisions were products of clear and unmistakable error. The Board found that the Veteran's arguments constituted disagreements with how the Agency of Original Jurisdiction weighed evidence in final prior decisions, which cannot rise to the level of valid CUE claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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