The Board remands the veteran's claims for further examination to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure compliance with prior remand directives regarding examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with genu valgum deformity, osteoarthritis and scar, right knee strain with genu valgum deformity, osteoarthritis and scar, degenerative disk and joint disease, thoracic and lumbar spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, degenerative disk and joint disease, cervical spine, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, hypothyroidism, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001361
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.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and granted initial 40 percent ratings for left upper extremity CTS, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
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