The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected polyarticular gout. The earlier effective date claim including contention of CUE must also be remanded to the RO/AMC.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of the Veteran's contentions regarding an earlier effective date based on claimed CUE in a prior rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- polyarticular gout
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1318902
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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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