The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected chronic pharyngitis is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not specifically address the nature and severity of the veteran's service-connected pharyngitis alone, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pharyngitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0707309
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased disability rating of 60 percent for GERD and a 30 percent rating for chronic pharyngitis, effective from May 3, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic pharyngitis and hypothyroidism, as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions. The claims for posttraumatic stress disorder, tachycardia as secondary to major depressive disorder, and major depressive disorder were remanded due to inadequate notice of a scheduled VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ear otitis media, chronic pharyngitis, and a spine disability due to inadequate VA examinations that did not consider the appellant's lay statements.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for GERD and chronic pharyngitis were dismissed as untimely filed.
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