The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and need for updated medical opinions. The issues include seeking higher ratings for various service-connected conditions, obtaining earlier effective dates for certain awards of service connection, and determining whether a TDIU is warranted.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded because there are outstanding VA treatment records that have not been obtained, the Veteran has not provided information about private treatment records from Dr. L.R. and Greater Ann Arbor Neurology, and updated medical opinions are needed to address the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left femur osteochondroma, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine (low back disability), rheumatoid arthritis of the right lower extremity (radiculopathy of the right lower extremity), strain of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21021584
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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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