The Veteran's low back condition is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.,The Veteran's asthma is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder and PTSD, is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.,The Veteran's left shoulder impingement syndrome with arthritis is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.,The Veteran's right shoulder arthritis and muscle spasms are remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.,The Veteran's carpal tunnel and peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.,The Veteran's vertigo is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.,The Veteran's left knee condition is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.,The Veteran's right knee condition is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her condition.
The deciding factor: VA cannot make a fully informed decision on these issues without an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's reported in-service exposure caused or contributed to her current conditions.,VA cannot make a fully informed decision on these issues without an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's claimed exposures caused or contributed to her current condition.,VA cannot make a fully informed decision on these issues without an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service caused or otherwise contributed to her developing psychiatric disorder.,The VA examiner did not discuss the actual diagnoses and merely relied on a lack of documented chronicity while in service.,The VA examiner ignored numerous treatment records which reference a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.,VA cannot make a fully informed decision on these issues without an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service caused or otherwise contributed to her developing psychiatric disorder.,VA cannot make a fully informed decision on these issues without an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's reported in-service exposure caused or contributed to her current shoulder conditions.,The VA examiner did not discuss the actual diagnoses and merely relied on a lack of documented chronicity while in service.,VA cannot make a fully informed decision on these issues without an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service caused or otherwise contributed to her developing knee conditions.,VA cannot make a fully informed decision on these issues without an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service caused or otherwise contributed to her developing sleep condition.
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, asthma, acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder, PTSD), left shoulder impingement syndrome with arthritis, right shoulder arthritis and muscle spasms, carpal tunnel and peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, vertigo, left knee condition, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22068387
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What this means for you
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