The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records review. The issues of increased ratings for his service-connected Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with bilateral lower extremity neuropathy and bipolar affective disorder are pending.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and evidence collection to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with right lower extremity neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with left lower extremity neuropathy, Bipolar affective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0836638
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there is no evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities rendered him incapable of securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development, including a lack of VA examinations and medical opinions addressing the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The examiner is requested to provide a comprehensive opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any currently-diagnosed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, stimulant use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and substance-induced depressive disorder with anxious distress. The issue of dental condition was dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to evaluate the Veteran's current employment handicap and whether self-employment is the only feasible option for him given his service-connected disabilities.
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