The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with the June 2018 remand directives and has ordered a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar paravertebral myositis. The Veteran is also required to provide his medical history regarding flare-ups, as well as any additional loss of range of motion during such periods.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not substantial compliance with the June 2018 remand directives and ordered a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar paravertebral myositis. The Veteran is also required to provide his medical history regarding flare-ups, as well as any additional loss of range of motion during such periods.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar paravertebral myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036612
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of September 20, 1996 for the assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar paravertebral myositis, disc disease, and spine spondylosis rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of March 28, 2018. The Board granted his TDIU claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because his April 2017 substantive appeal was not timely filed, and thus the April 2015 rating decision is final.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals regarding increased ratings for his service-connected low back and left forearm disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal in May 2022.
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