The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the issues, including adjudicating the claim of entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service connected disorders.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection at all but rather related to the issue of entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disorders. The Board has ordered further development and remand for consideration of this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left seventh cranial nerve paralysis, bilateral epicondylitis, cervical degenerative disc and joint disease, post-operative residuals of lumbar degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis with laminectomies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1139735
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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 appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded a claim for service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for cervical degenerative disc and joint disease, right shoulder disorder, sinusitis, and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent disabling for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including asbestos exposure, low back disability, sciatic nerve impingement, cervical spondylitis, sarcoidosis, diabetes, hypertension, and migraine headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disorders is granted.
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