The case is being remanded for scheduling a Board hearing by video conference. The Veteran's appeals regarding service connection and increased rating for psoriasis, as well as the BHA request, will be addressed after the hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Board hearing by live video conference, which has not yet been scheduled.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right knee injury, residuals of right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1438227
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the ratings and service connection of various conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), but denied higher ratings for other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of left and right shoulder injuries as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the conditions were not shown to be related to service.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of a facial cyst and right knee injury as there was no adjudicative determination within one year prior to the Veteran's August 2021 Notice of Disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder injury, left hip injury, right hamstring muscle injury, left ankle sprain, neck disorder with headaches, back pain disorder, and chest pain disorder. The VA will provide additional examinations to determine if these conditions are related to service.
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