The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip degenerative arthritis (as secondary to his service-connected myospasm of lumbar spine disability), an increased rating evaluation for right foot arthritis, and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability. The remand requests additional medical opinions on these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board found the existing medical opinions inadequate and requested further clarification or new opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection theories of entitlement and the relationship between his hip condition and back disability, as well as the right foot conditions and their relation to his hammer toes, hallux valgus, and pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative arthritis, right foot arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21015648
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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
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were denied due to the late filing of the appeal requests, and thus the appeals are dismissed.
- Granted
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