The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including a new VA examination for the Veteran's low back disability and service connection claims for psychiatric disorders, elbow, wrist, hand, and respiratory disabilities. The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for his low back disability and service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence was needed to determine the current state of the Veteran's low back disability and other claimed conditions due to potential changes in symptoms or diagnoses over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine (low back disability), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and/or adult ADHD, Right elbow disability, Right wrist disability, Disability of the fourth digit of the right hand, Respiratory disability, to include asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22037363
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right elbow disability and a nasal disability, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease resulting in these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the claims for psychiatric disability and sleep apnea.,Service connection was granted for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to a service-connected back disability, but denied for right wrist disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for a right elbow disability were denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have current disabilities related to these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for right elbow, left elbow, right wrist, and left wrist disabilities as there is no current evidence of these conditions.
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