The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of dystonia musculorum deformans, as secondary to her service-connected right and left shoulder disabilities. The case is being returned for an addendum opinion from a clinician.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examiner used the incorrect legal standard in determining whether the dystonia musculorum deformans had been aggravated by the service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- dystonia musculorum deformans
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22027994
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's dystonia musculorum deformans. The claims for service connection, SMC based on need for aid and attendance, and SMC based on housebound status are inextricably intertwined with the pending claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for dystonia musculorum deformans and special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound due to non-compliance with previous remand directives. The case will be returned after further development.
- Granted
The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for dystonia. The veteran's preexisting dystonia is now considered possibly aggravated by his period of active duty.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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