The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's cervical spine, right hip, left hip and left knee disabilities for additional development. The Veteran is also entitled to a rating in excess of 20 percent for his left hip disability (limitation of abduction) from November 26, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that the current VA examinations are inadequate due to lack of consideration of flare-ups and functional loss during use over time. Therefore, new VA examinations are necessary to determine the severity of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, cervical spine (neck) disability, right hip disability (claimed as osteoarthritis and pain in hips), left hip degenerative joint disease (limitation of abduction), left knee disability (associated with residual scar, right femur status post resection of osteoid osteoma)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20067018
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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
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