The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities, including hip, ankle, foot, and back conditions. The appeals are being returned to the AOJ for additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were inadequate as they did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding her symptoms and duties in service, nor did they consider the pre-service pes planus condition or its relationship to any current foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Disability, Back Disability (Osteoarthritis), Right Ankle Disability (Osteoarthritis), Left Ankle Disability (Osteoarthritis), Right Foot Disability (Osteoarthritis), Left Foot Disability (Osteoarthritis), Cervical Spine Disability (Osteoarthritis), Right Hand/Wrist Disability (Osteoarthritis), Left Hand/Wrist Disability (Osteoarthritis), Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22049351
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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