The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining addendum opinions regarding the etiology of his radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities and headache disorder.
The deciding factor: The July 2020 VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities and headache disorder are related to service or if they were aggravated by PTSD with unspecified sleep wake disorder, as raised in the October 2019 VA examination. The Board finds that a remand is necessary for these matters.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the left upper extremity (LUE), radiculopathy of the right upper extremity (RUE), a headache disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified sleep wake disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21031262
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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.
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