The Board has determined that the veteran did not timely appeal the April 1996 decision denying his claim for a temporary total convalescent rating following hemorrhoid surgery in February 1996. The remaining claims of entitlement to increased ratings for postoperative residuals of chondromalacia of the right patella and postoperative hemorrhoids are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year of the May 1996 notification denying his claim for a temporary total convalescent rating following hemorrhoid surgery in February 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative chondromalacia of the right patella, postoperative hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0404197
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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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