The veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for his service-connected hemiparesis of the left upper and lower extremities are being remanded to allow consideration of additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant medical evidence has been received since the last rating decision, necessitating further review and consideration by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- hemiparesis of the left upper extremity, hemiparesis of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0621477
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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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