The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to his failure to appear at scheduled VA examinations. The case will be returned to the Board for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations, which necessitates a new examination and review of his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- retropatellar pain syndrome of the right knee, residuals of right mid radius and distal ulnar fracture, deviated nasal septum, status post septoplasty, facial laceration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1012356
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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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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for retropatellar pain syndrome of the right and left knees due to inadequate examination reports that did not account for the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus, migraine headaches, facial laceration, right ankle strain, and cervical strain are all found to be related to injuries sustained during his active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in April 1991.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's reported symptoms of tinnitus, migraines, a facial laceration, right ankle strain, and cervical strain that have persisted since service.
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