The Veteran's service-connected rheumatoid arthritis and related disabilities are found to prevent him from working, and the case is being referred for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple service-connected rheumatoid arthritis disabilities have rendered him unable to work due to their impact on his ability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (multiple locations), right shoulder rheumatoid arthritis, thoracolumbar spine rheumatoid arthritis, cervical spine rheumatoid arthritis, radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, duodenal ulcer, left wrist rheumatoid arthritis, left knee rheumatoid arthritis, right knee rheumatoid arthritis, right ankle rheumatoid arthritis, right wrist rheumatoid arthritis, right foot rheumatoid arthritis, left foot rheumatoid arthritis, left hand rheumatoid arthritis, right hand rheumatoid arthritis, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, right hip rheumatoid arthritis, left hip rheumatoid arthritis, thigh limitation of extension left hip rheumatoid arthritis, thigh limitation of extension right hip rheumatoid arthritis, thigh limitation of flexion right hip rheumatoid arthritis, thigh limitation of flexion left hip rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24037847
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including adjustment disorder, benign skin lesions, actinic keratosis, poikiloderma, porokeratosis, Parkinson's disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypertension, increased urinary frequency, diverticulosis, duodenal ulcer, and bilateral cataracts are all granted due to exposure to herbicide agents, mustard gas, and ionizing radiation during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all service connection claims and rating determinations due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back disability and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to a failure to provide adequate reasons or bases in the November 2024 decision as to whether the pre-decisional duty to assist had been satisfied.
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