The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and other issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding the nature and severity of his spine degenerative arthritis, left shoulder strain, cervical spine disability, right foot degenerative arthritis, and acquired psychiatric condition. The VA also needs to obtain SSA records and update treatment records.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their relationship to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine, Left shoulder strain, Cervical spine disability (claimed as continuous neck pain), Right foot degenerative arthritis, Acquired psychiatric condition (including posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19151241
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, and left ankle degenerative arthritis.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 50 percent effective February 13, 2021. His left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy is rated at 80 percent from April 21, 2013 to February 12, 2021. The Veteran's TDIU claim has an earlier effective date of April 21, 2013.
- Granted
The Veteran's back condition is granted an increased disability rating of 40 percent, but no higher. The claims for service connection for LLE and RLE radiculopathies are remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine, left knee, and right knee disabilities on a direct basis, finding that these conditions began during active service.
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