The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations to address the severity of his lumbar spine disability, hypothyroidism, and right ventricular hypertrophy.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence of record suggests that a more accurate assessment of the extent of functional impairment due to flare-ups may be necessary for proper rating determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability, Pingueculae with pterygium of the eyes, Lumbar spine disability, Hypothyroidism, Right ventricular hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192318
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The appeal was denied for service connection of a cervical spine disorder, and several claims were remanded for further development.
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