The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disorders, as well as right and left knee disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,An effective date prior to November 25, 2019, for the grant of service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease and cluster headaches is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for right and left ankle disorders, as well as right and left knee disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,An effective date prior to November 25, 2019, for the grant of service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease and cluster headaches is denied because no earlier claim was submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease, Cluster headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24045564
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease was denied as his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connected thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the right upper and lower extremities, and radiculopathy of the left upper and lower extremities are all remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including thoracolumbar and cervical spine conditions, preclude locomotion without the aid of a walker, warranting eligibility for specially adapted housing.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), alcohol use disorder, and cluster headaches. The claims were remanded for further development of the evidence regarding unspecified mood disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder.
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