The Veteran's claims for cervical radiculopathy of the upper extremities and degenerative arthritis of the spine are remanded due to lack of recent VA treatment records.,The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus type II is remanded as there were no recent private medical records submitted.,The Veteran's claim for degenerative arthritis of the hands, with ununited fracture ulnar styloid on the right, is remanded due to lack of recent VA treatment records.,The Veteran's claim for gout, bilateral great toe MTP joint, is remanded as there were no recent private medical records submitted.,The Veteran's claim for left ankle insertional Achilles tendinopathy with gout is remanded due to inadequate nexus opinion on the part of the VA examiner.,The Veteran's claim for hypertension is remanded as there was no current diagnosis in the October 2021 VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for nummular eczema is remanded due to an inadequate nexus opinion based on the absence of a presumptive condition list.,The Veteran's claim for prostate condition is remanded due to an inadequate nexus opinion based on the absence of a presumptive condition list.

The deciding factor: There are likely more recent VA medical records relating to the Veteran's ongoing treatment that must be obtained and associated with the claims file.,The Veteran reported multiple times prior to the decision on appeal that he was regularly seen by private treatment providers but efforts were not made to obtain these records.,No further development is required for this claim beyond the global errors identified above.,There are likely more recent VA medical records relating to the Veteran's ongoing treatment that must be obtained and associated with the claims file.,The Veteran reported multiple times prior to the decision on appeal that he was regularly seen by private treatment providers but efforts were not made to obtain these records.,No further development is required for this claim beyond the global errors identified above.,There are likely more recent VA medical records relating to the Veteran's ongoing treatment that must be obtained and associated with the claims file.,The October 2021 VA examination did not show a current diagnosis of hypertension. No further development is required for this claim beyond the global errors identified above.,No further development is required for this claim beyond the global errors identified above.

Claimed conditions

cervical radiculopathy, right upper extremity, cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity, degenerative arthritis of the spine, s/p lumbar spine laminectomy, diabetes mellitus type II, degenerative arthritis of the hands, with ununited fracture ulnar styloid on the right, gout, bilateral great toe MTP joint, left ankle insertional Achilles tendinopathy with gout, hypertension, nummular eczema, prostate condition, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity, nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), pseudophakia

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 15, 2022

Citation

A22023062

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