The Board has ordered remand for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left foot drag, service connection for traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine, and service connection for traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine. The issues are also remanded for a determination on special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left foot drag, as well as the current severity of his cervical and lumbar spine disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot drag, traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine, traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19194900
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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