The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for leg length discrepancy and thoracic spine condition with radiating pain, as they are related to her service-connected lumbar spine strain with DJD. The VA will provide a new examination to address these issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current conditions may be related to her service-connected lumbar spine strain with DJD.
- Claimed conditions
- leg length discrepancy, thoracic spine condition with radiating pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19188972
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left total hip arthroplasty, finding that the Veteran developed additional disabilities of leg length discrepancy and back pain as a result of negligence by VA medical providers following the surgery.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a leg disability, finding that the Veteran's leg length discrepancy was within normal limits and not a disease or disability. The Board also remanded the issue of TDIU (total disability based on individual unemployability).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding whether any current leg disabilities, including a diagnosed leg length discrepancy, are at least as likely as not aggravated by the service-connected back disorder.
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