The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and adjudication due to a lack of notification and assistance as required by the VCAA. The veteran is seeking an extension of his eligibility period for VR services, which would allow him to pursue additional training in public health or nursing.
The deciding factor: The veteran's basic period of eligibility has expired, but he contends that he needs more time due to worsening disabilities and inability to secure employment in his current field. The case requires further development to determine if the veteran meets the requirements for extension under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right anterior cruciate ligament repair with medial meniscectomy, traumatic arthritis of the right knee, residuals of the removal of an abscess from the left mandible, condyloma acuminata, residuals of a dislocation of the left ring finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0419997
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant as they do not result in anatomical loss or use of both hands, blindness in both eyes, deep partial thickness burns, full thickness or subdermal burns, or residuals of an inhalation injury.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 10 percent for condyloma acuminata based on the Veteran's treatment with intermittent systemic therapy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling an examination with an appropriate examiner.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand two claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities due to a lack of adequate medical opinions and the need for further examination.
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