The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to issues with range of motion testing and potential ankylosis. The Veteran is seeking increased evaluations for his service-connected lumbar spine and right femur disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to conduct the required range of motion testing due to the Veteran's wheelchair confinement, raising questions about whether he may have the functional equivalent of favorable or unfavorable ankylosis of the thoracolumbar spine. The Veteran is also seeking increased evaluations for his service-connected lumbar spine and right femur disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- multi-level lumbar spine degenerative change, deformity and shortening with closed fracture of the proximal right femur, osteoarthrosis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2021
- Citation
- 21074091
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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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