The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to non-compliance with previous remands and potential issues in communication.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to respond to VA notices and missed scheduled examinations, indicating possible communication difficulties.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, cervical spine osteoarthritis, bilateral hip osteoarthritis, neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, spontaneous muscle cramps of the entire body, to include the hands and feet, swelling of muscles (edema), upper left arm pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22050882
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hip osteoarthritis, finding that there was no direct evidence linking his current condition to his military service and concluding that any potential secondary relationship to his service-connected knee disability was not established.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to their death.
- Granted
The Veteran's neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is granted as service connected due to his in-service benzene exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder, is granted as service connected. The lumbar spine disability is remanded for further examination and opinion.
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