The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings and TDIU for further development, including new VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The evidence indicates a worsening of symptoms since the last VA examination, necessitating new evaluations to accurately assess current impairment levels.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine degenerative joint disease, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, demyelinating polyneuropathy of the right lower extremity, total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000634
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew her appeals for all the listed conditions and issues, resulting in their dismissal.
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