The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the appellant's in-service scoliosis and his current thoracolumbar, cervical spine, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome disabilities. The VA is directed to obtain Social Security Administration records and schedule the appellant for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the appellant's pre-existing scoliosis was aggravated by his service, which is necessary to determine if he can establish service connection for his current thoracolumbar disability. The same applies to his cervical spine and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22016512
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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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