The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to evidence of potential worsening in his bilateral knee and left arm disabilities. These issues must be addressed with new VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified about recent changes in symptoms, including more frequent dislocations and altered behavior to alleviate symptoms, which suggests a possible worsening of the disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left forearm limitation of extension, left arm impairment of supination and pronation, left knee patellar dislocation (subluxation), right knee patellar dislocation (subluxation), left radius fracture, status-post open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) surgery, with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22056982
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 5, 2021. Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is also established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left arm impairment, residuals of fracture of the left radius and ulna (minor), and left forearm limitation of flexion are being remanded due to incomplete evaluations in prior examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found the VA examinations inadequate and remanded for further evaluations of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his residuals of fracture of left radius and ulna, left arm impairment of supination and pronation, and left forearm limitation of flexion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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