The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence and for further development.
The deciding factor: New VA treatment records and examinations were received since the last supplemental statement of the case, necessitating a readjudication of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint and disc disease, chondromalacia patella of the right knee with degenerative joint disease, right wrist injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21009102
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's right wrist injury residuals, including scar and limitation of motion, is granted an initial rating of 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for depressive disorder and lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 17, 2010 was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.,On August 13, 2015, the Veteran's TDIU claim from that date forward was also denied because none of his service-connected conditions (other than adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood) on their own or collectively met the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to refer the Veteran's claims for an extraschedular evaluation to the Director of Compensation Service due to evidence suggesting that his disabilities combined to cause chronic pain, sleep disturbances, falling, and absences from work.
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