The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and review of his treatment records. The issues include seeking an increased rating for left leg disorder and determining if the Veteran is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there are outstanding medical records that need to be reviewed and a new VA examination is required to assess the severity of the Veteran's left leg disorder. The issues are also intertwined with his claim for TDIU, which requires further development.
- Claimed conditions
- epiphysiodesis, distal left femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1222923
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating greater than 10 percent and 20 percent for epiphysiodesis, distal left femur. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricable link with another appeal.
- Denied
The Veteran's left femur disability is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation, and thus denies an increased rating for his service-connected left femur disability. Additionally, the Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities has also been denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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