The Veteran's initial rating for his left ulnar styloid condition remains at 10 percent, and the claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder is remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show ankylosis or functional impairments consistent with ankylosis, which are required for higher ratings under Diagnostic Code 5214.
- Claimed conditions
- status post open reduction internal fixation of the left ulnar styloid, lumbar spine disorder (claimed as back pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23016884
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left ulnar styloid, service connection for his low back disability, and service connection for his dental disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran will need to undergo further examinations to determine the current severity of his conditions and whether they are related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder (claimed as back pain) due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, shin splints, shoulder disorders, frostbite, psychiatric conditions, traumatic brain injury, headaches, wrist, hip, ankle, knee, elbow, little finger, plantar fasciitis, joint pain, back pain, neck pain, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, skin disorder, and eye problems.
- 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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