The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for bowel incontinence associated with thoracic scoliosis. The right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy and left and right carpal tunnel syndrome issues are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's reports do not provide sufficient detail on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms for rating purposes, particularly regarding the extent of his right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel incontinence, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23064188
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's bowel incontinence is rated at 60 percent, but not more. The Board also granted a TDIU prior to January 18, 2013.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to a duty to assist error, requiring new VA examinations for the appellant's left carpal tunnel syndrome and left wrist osteoarthritis.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as it found that the benefits originally sought have been granted in full, and thus there is no longer a specific error of fact or law to address.
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