The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for degenerative osteoarthrosis, cervical spine is denied as the evidence does not support a finding of more than 10 percent disability.,Service connection for chronic urinary tract infections and a compensable rating for residuals of stress fracture, left tibia are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions on these issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's degenerative osteoarthrosis, cervical spine does not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent disability rating as there is no evidence of forward flexion less than 15 degrees or combined range of motion less than 170 degrees.,Service connection and compensation ratings require medical opinions on the etiology of the conditions in question. The current VA examinations are inadequate, and further examination may be necessary to provide these opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative osteoarthrosis, cervical spine, Chronic urinary tract infections, Left tibia stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20011719
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected left tibia stress fracture, finding that the disability does not meet the criteria for any higher rating based on limitation of motion or instability.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as a compensable rating for chronic urinary tract infections.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed rating reduction for Major Depressive Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and the ratings for left and right tibia stress fractures were dismissed due to untimely filings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected cervical spine disability and residuals of a stress fracture of the left tibia due to inadequate examinations conducted in June 2022. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations that comply with the requirements set forth by the Court in Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016), and Sharp v. Shulkin, 29 Vet. App. 26 (2017).
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