Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected surgical scar, left knee status post arthroplasty and remanded the claim for service connection for cervical spine status post spinal fusion to obtain an adequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a compensable rating as the area of the Veteran's scar is less than 929 square centimeters. A remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an adequate medical opinion for the cervical spine condition status post spinal fusion.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine status post spinal fusion, Degenerative arthritis, invertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), spinal fusion, spinal stenosis, and bilateral cervical radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016300
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