The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.,The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for his cervical spine and right upper extremity conditions, as well as service connection for various other disabilities.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evaluations are needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's conditions and whether they are related to his military service or other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Low back condition, Right knee condition, Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Gastroenteritis, Irritable bowel syndrome (claimed as colon cancer), Hemorrhoids, Sleep apnea or any respiratory condition, Cardiovascular condition, Facial fistula, Tinea pedis, Plantar warts, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145796
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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 a disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's left shoulder disability and service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, both secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40% rating for his low back condition and a 60% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, while other claims were denied.
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