The Board has determined that the VA examination provided in December 2019 is inadequate and requires further evaluation to determine if there was additional disability due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the December 2019 VA medical opinion did not provide a sufficient rationale for determining whether there was an additional disability and if so, whether it was proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm weakness, left arm scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23046170
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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.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left arm weakness, bilateral upper extremity condition (claimed as bilateral CTS), and fatigue disorder, to include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and sleep apnea, for additional development of evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for most conditions but granted readjudication of the left knee condition due to new and relevant evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 30 percent rating for left arm weakness and denied increased ratings, effective dates, and service connection for other conditions.
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