The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for suborbital neuralgia is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and updated treatment records.
The deciding factor: The current severity of the service-connected suborbital neuralgia needs to be assessed through a VA examination, as the existing evidence does not reflect its current extent.
- Claimed conditions
- suborbital neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1447337
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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.
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