The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to the need for further development of evidence. The specific issues include a request for higher initial rating for facial scar, reopening of service connection claims for left shoulder and low back conditions, as well as other knee and leg conditions.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed before the Board can make a decision on these claims due to incomplete or unavailable medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- facial scar on right cheek, left shoulder condition, low back condition, bilateral leg condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, hand dermatitis (claimed as skin rash), eczema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0623862
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee conditions, denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and denied special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a lower extremity.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
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