The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is granted as service-connected.,Increased ratings are required for cervical spine DJD, right shoulder arthritis, sarcoidosis, and bilateral pinguecula.,Service connection is denied for fibromyalgia, polyarthritis (claimed as polyarthritis), chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, and sleep disability. Additional examinations are needed to determine the etiology of these conditions.,The Veteran's knee scars, right elbow disability, left great toe disability, low back disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral wrist disability, and bilateral ankle disability are remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted as there is evidence of a current disability (bilateral pes planus) that had its onset during active service.,Increased ratings are required due to worsening symptoms since the last VA examinations.,Additional examinations are needed to determine whether the Veteran's conditions can be considered symptoms of an unexplained chronic multisymptom illness or if they have other etiologies.,Further examination is necessary to determine the severity and etiology of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the cervical spine, acromioclavicular arthritis of the right shoulder, sarcoidosis, bilateral pinguecula, fibromyalgia, right elbow disability, left great toe disability, low back disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral wrist disability, bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165139
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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.
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