The Veteran's claim for a permanent and total rating for pension purposes is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations, records review, and reconsideration of his disability ratings under the Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and reconsideration are required as the current examination did not consider all disabilities and recent treatment records were not obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, right shoulder strain, post loop colostomy, umbilical hernia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension, depression, sebaceous cyst of the right leg, callous on the left foot, left lacunar infarct (stroke), gout, back disorder, hip disorder, eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1029898
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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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