The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's skeletal system, including service connection for various conditions. The claims are pending further examination and evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the April 2021 examinations were inadequate and ordered new evaluations of the claimed conditions due to inconsistencies in findings regarding flare-ups and functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity radiculopathy (LLER), Skeletal system disorder, Right knee debridement with residual scar, Left knee total replacement with residual scar, Left thumb arthritis, limitation of motion, Bilateral hand arthritis, Bilateral ankle condition, Right foot condition (claimed as loss of muscle), Left hip bursitis and labral tear with osteoarthritis, Left shoulder debridement with subacromial decompression and residual scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22003028
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the service connection claims for vertigo, dry eye syndrome, and various bilateral conditions due to insufficient evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for bilateral ankle, knee, hip, headache, and lower back conditions due to insufficient evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher disability rating for chronic lumbosacral strain with spinal stenosis but granted 20 percent ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no current disability of hearing loss. The claims for service connection for a bilateral ankle condition, a bilateral foot condition (hallux rigidus), and bilateral plantar fasciitis were remanded due to the need for VA examinations.
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