The Veteran seeks an annual clothing allowance due to service-connected disabilities that require the use of orthopedic devices which tend to wear or tear his clothing. The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion from the DOC regarding the impact of the Veteran's orthopedic devices on his clothing.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires additional evidence and examination due to the Veteran's incarceration at a correctional facility.
- Claimed conditions
- dislocation of the right shoulder, right lower leg weakness with sensory loss, right lower leg laceration scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1225937
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder is characterized by recurrent dislocation of the humerus at the scapulohumeral joint with frequent episodes and guarding at the shoulder level. The preponderance of the evidence shows that the disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a 20 percent rating, but does meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes multiple service connection claims and a challenge to the validity of an overpayment of VA benefits. The Board is remanding the case for further development, including adjudicating whether the underlying debt was validly created.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for left knee condition, and service connection for gouty arthritis (claimed as gout in both large toes). The claim for service connection of dislocation of the right shoulder was denied due to lack of medical evidence relating the injury to service. New and material evidence has not been presented to reopen this claim.
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