The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking her current degenerative arthritis, right shoulder disability, and iron deficiency anemia to her military service. The claims are remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine with spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2020
- Citation
- A20016326
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 20% for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, but no higher.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history, warranting a TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's lower back disability and associated radiculopathy have been granted increased initial ratings of 20 percent, effective January 22, 2018. Additional development is needed for other issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of increased ratings for his back, neck, and right shoulder disabilities are remanded. The Board also finds that the TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with these issues.
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