The Board has remanded the claims for a compensable rating for service-connected rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria and myoadenylate deaminase deficiency, TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, reopening of previously denied claims for right ankle disorder and hiatal hernia, and earlier effective date for lumbosacral strain. Additional evidence is needed, including VA treatment records and the Veteran's testimony at a hearing if requested.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional examination was necessary to evaluate the severity of the service-connected rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria and myoadenylate deaminase deficiency due to the recent changes in symptoms and work status reported by the Veteran. The other claims are also remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria, myoadenylate deaminase deficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064006
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 880 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for radiculopathy, left and right lower extremities as secondary to lumbosacral strain due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion prior to the March 2025 rating decision. The Veteran is advised to cooperate with VA in obtaining relevant evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's increased evaluation for rhabdomyolysis is denied, and his service connection claims for other conditions are also denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted initial disability ratings of 10 percent for rhabdomyolysis of the bilateral lower legs, muscle group XII, effective April 19, 2024. The decision finds that the Veteran's symptoms during the appeal period more nearly approximate moderate muscle disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's rhabdomyolysis was granted service connection, and the right shoulder strain increased to a 30 percent rating. The decision also noted that the Veteran's pain limits her ability to perform normal working movements of the body.
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