The Board has vacated the previous denial of service connection for Reiter's syndrome and remanded the case due to inadequate notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and failure to suggest submission of treatment records from Drs. Colglazer and Schooley.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous decision was not in compliance with VCAA requirements and failed to provide adequate notice, leading to a remand for corrective action.
- Claimed conditions
- Reiter's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0413359
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for Reiter's syndrome and granted service connection for ulcerative colitis as secondary to Reiter's syndrome, effective December 11, 2001.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, specifically whether it is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected Reiter's syndrome and foot disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the appeal due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically failing to obtain in-service hospitalization records and post-service private treatment records. The Veteran's appeal for service connection for Reiter's syndrome and residuals of meningitis is now pending again.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his lower back disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, or residuals of a right knee injury with chondromalacia and degenerative changes.
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