The Board has remanded the claims for additional VA examinations to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral shoulder and ankle disabilities, as the prior VA examinations did not provide all required information.
The deciding factor: The prior VA examinations did not comply with the Board's previous remand instructions regarding range of motion measurements in weight-bearing and the degree at which pain begins.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder osteoarthritis, left shoulder osteoarthritis, right tibiotalar joint osteoarthritis, left tibiotalar joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23065740
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia due to potential aggravation by her service-connected disabilities. The RO must obtain medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's conditions were aggravated by her service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance from another person, resulting in the grant of special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance. The issue of SMC at the housebound rate is dismissed as it is a lesser benefit than SMC based on aid and attendance.
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