The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the issues of increased ratings for his service-connected left shoulder disability, left ankle degenerative joint disease, and effective date prior to September 23, 2014.,The reduction of benefits for service-connected lumbosacral spondylosis from 40 percent to 10 percent disabling effective April 1, 2015 is found to be improper and void ab initio.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service-connected disabilities, including the need for increased ratings and a determination regarding the reduction of benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spondylosis, left shoulder dislocation, post-operative, degenerative joint disease, and post-operative rotator cuff repair (non-dominant), left ankle degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161463
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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
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