The Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluations have been remanded due to the need for further development. The issues include seeking service connection for speech problems, evaluating limitation of extension of the right elbow, obtaining a higher evaluation for degenerative disc disease with spondylosis of the lumbar spine, and determining an appropriate evaluation for migraine headaches associated with PTSD and TBI.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to make determinations on these issues without further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Speech problems, Degenerative disc disease with spondylosis of the lumbar spine, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with TBI, Migraine headaches associated with PTSD and TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22069444
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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.
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