The Veteran's appeal to the October 2005 rating decision is being remanded due to a timing issue, and his claims for service connection are also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal to the October 2005 rating decision, which denied service connection for unspecified caries and absence of teeth and chronic disabilities. The issues related to these conditions are also being remanded due to timing concerns.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified caries and absence of teeth, chronic disabilities manifested by susceptibility to illness, reduced sensitivity of the right and left hand, chest pain and shortness of breath, fatigue and light headedness, and hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0941002
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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
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