The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions. The Veteran is also denied a compensable disability rating for his left shoulder and back scars.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence to determine the etiology of the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder disability, chronic pain syndrome, hemorrhoids, left foot disability, lung disability, and residuals of TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Shoulder and Back Scars","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Left Lower Extremity Ilio-Inguinal Nerve Radiculopathy with Atrophy","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left Lower Extremity External Cutaneous Nerve Radiculopathy of the Thigh with Atrophy","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left Lower Extremity Obturator Nerve Radiculopathy with Atrophy","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left Lower Extremity Femoral Nerve Radiculopathy with Atrophy","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Left Lower Extremity Sciatic Radiculopathy with Atrophy","status":"Denied"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162550
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What this means for you
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