The veteran seeks an increased evaluation for his service-connected Reiter's syndrome, currently rated at 20 percent. The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development of medical records and consideration.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further evidence from the VA as well as potential examination results which may affect the rating assigned for the veteran’s condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Reiter's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0628906
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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 remands the claims for an increased rating for Reiter's syndrome and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for additional development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral knee, shoulder, ankle, neck, Reiter's syndrome, and uveitis, to obtain adequate VA addendum opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for Reiter’s syndrome, left hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankles with hyperuricemia was denied. The disability is rated at 60 percent since December 19, 2010.
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