The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to evaluate the Veteran's back disability and obtain relevant SSA records. The issues of entitlement to increased evaluations for service-connected disabilities and TDIU are being addressed.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and further evaluation due to incomplete or inadequate previous examinations and missing records.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis with retrolisthesis, status post laminectomy, residual of gunshot wound (GSW), Residuals of a GSW, postoperative, with weakness in the right lower extremity (RLE), to include lumbar radiculopathy, Residuals of a GSW, postoperative, with weakness in the left lower extremity (LLE), to include lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21073640
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issues on appeal, including a new VA examination to evaluate the Veteran's service-connected back disability and address pain during weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing use.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's back disability, including a new VA examination to evaluate the current level of severity. The issues on appeal are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issues on appeal, including a new VA examination to evaluate the Veteran's back disability. The remanded issues include evaluations for degenerative arthritis with retrolisthesis and service-connected residuals of gunshot wounds.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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