The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right hip impairment, limitation of flexion and extension, and tarsal tunnel syndrome with radiculopathy were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have separate manifestations warranting additional evaluations under different diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms related to her right hip and foot conditions are fully addressed by the existing rating criteria without requiring additional evaluations for distinct nerve branches or other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- trochanteric bursitis, right hip impairment, tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24007485
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and readjudication. The issues of increased ratings for tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right and left feet, as well as entitlement to an earlier effective date for TDIU, are pending.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has received notification from the appellant that they wish to withdraw all issues on appeal, including their request for a hearing. As such, the appeal is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including systemic lupus erythematosus with anemia, thrombocytopenia, polyarthralgias and leucopenia, bronchitis (to include asthma), right knee arthritis, low back strain, temporomandibular joint subluxation, hypertension, and tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right foot, combine to a level of overall disablement that would likely render her unemployable given her vocational and educational circumstances. The Board finds that a TDIU rating is warranted.
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