The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for generalized osteoarthritis and numbness of the hands due to additional development being needed, including obtaining medical opinions regarding herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Additional addendum opinions are required as the current VA examiner's opinion related to herbicide exposure is conclusory and brief.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized osteoarthritis, Numbness of the hands (to include carpal tunnel syndrome and/or radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22041895
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's arthritis and obtaining all available VA treatment records.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the appellant is essentially so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance by another person, based on her physical disabilities including leg pain, loss of balance, deafness, vision loss, heart problems, arthritis, a thyroid disorder, constipation, stomach and pack pain, and fatigue. As such, the criteria for special monthly pension (SMP) are met.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's generalized osteoarthritis was not incurred in service and denied his claim.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for generalized osteoarthritis, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and PTSD are all granted due to combat exposure during World War II.
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