The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing. The issues of entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee arthralgias, as well as an increased rating for sinusitis with postoperative submucous resection remain in appellate status.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals due to the need for a different judge who had conducted his previous hearing. The case is being remanded to schedule this new hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthralgia, left knee arthralgia, sinusitis with postoperative submucous resection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0631314
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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 service connection for weight gain and remanded several issues related to the Veteran's other claimed disabilities, including ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions and service connection for psychiatric and other medical conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder tendinitis and remanded claims for service connection for left knee arthralgia and cervical strain.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle arthralgia.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses of right knee degenerative arthritis, arthralgia, and strain are at least as likely as not incurred during his military service.
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