The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further medical development regarding his right hip disability and increased ratings for his lumbar spine and radiculopathy disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings are inconsistent with the holding in Sharp (2017) and inconclusive regarding the holding in Chavis (2021).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24008985
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and radiculopathy of both lower extremities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran's DDD lumbar spine is rated at 20 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on current evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of DDD lumbar spine, finding that no new and material evidence had been received since the August 1999 rating decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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