The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current angioplasty with stent placement is aggravated by her service-connected cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded based on a need for an additional medical opinion regarding aggravation of the condition by service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- angioplasty with stent placement of the distal left extracranial internal carotid artery, degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22053650
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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
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the cervical spine, and also denied increased ratings for traumatic brain injury and total disability rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The effective date for posttraumatic stress disorder with opioid use disorder was also denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of March 14, 2012 for the assignment of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis. The Veteran was found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities since March 14, 2012.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for C6 compression fracture of the cervical spine and degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the cervical spine, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service. The issue of an initial rating higher than 10 percent for degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, with L5-S1 spondylolisthesis, of the lumbar spine remains pending.
- Granted
The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for a TDIU rating due to his service-connected disabilities, and based on his work experience and education, he is unemployable. The VA examiner concluded that the severity of the multiple service-connected disabilities render the Veteran incapable of obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.
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