The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for cervical spondylosis and right acromioclavicular joint separation status-post surgical repair with osteoarthritis are being remanded due to the reduction in their respective ratings from 20 percent to 10 percent effective December 1, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions have improved since the last examination and do not warrant a rating greater than 10 percent at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spondylosis, Right acromioclavicular joint separation status-post surgical repair with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19164162
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, but no higher, and the 30 percent evaluation for cervical spondylosis, but no higher. It also granted a 40 percent rating for radiculopathy right upper extremity from March 2, 2020.
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