The Board remands the claims for service connection for muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral and limb-girdle types, degenerating skeletal function of the right ankle, and degenerating skeletal function of the left ankle to obtain additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate due to failure to consider the totality of the Veteran's medical history and etiology of his muscular dystrophy. Additionally, there is a need for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's degenerating skeletal function of bilateral ankles.
- Claimed conditions
- muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral and limb-girdle types, degenerating skeletal function of the right ankle, degenerating skeletal function of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25047544
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Decisions by this judge: 699 · Granted: 12% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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