The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The case was returned to the RO for further action due to incomplete information and need for updated examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye cataract, intraocular lens implant, right ankle injury, left ankle injury, left knee injury, right knee injury, right shoulder acromioclavicular separation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0428550
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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.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the award of an earlier effective date for tinnitus has been withdrawn.,The Veteran's appeals for increased disability evaluations for his low back injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, left ankle injury, and bilateral hearing loss have all been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran through his representative.
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