The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete VA examinations.
The deciding factor: VA examinations were not performed as requested in a previous remand, necessitating another remand to ensure a complete record.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Psychiatric disability, to include depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD, Hypertension, Bilateral shoulder and arm osteoarthritis, Right elbow osteoarthritis, Right wrist osteoarthritis, Bilateral hip osteoarthritis, Bilateral knee osteoarthritis, Bilateral ankle osteoarthritis, Bilateral foot osteoarthritis, Obstructive sleep apnea, Prostate disability, claimed as benign prostate hyperplasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21003005
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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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The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, the maximum rating available under the General Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. The evidence does not support a higher rating as his range of motion did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
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