The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various recurrent disabilities of the cervical spine, hands, hips, and feet, all claimed as resulting from herbicide agent exposure during service. The VA examinations conducted were by nurse practitioners rather than medical doctors, which did not comply with the Board's instructions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were not conducted by a medical doctor as required by the Board's remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent cervical spine disability, recurrent right hand disability, recurrent left hand disability, recurrent right hip disability, recurrent left hip disability, recurrent right foot disability, recurrent left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24033656
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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.
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