The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and because an SOC has not been issued for some of his service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded as there were issues with the examination reports, lack of a statement of the case (SOC) for some claims, and the need for further development including VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of post-operative repair ruptured patellar tendon with traumatic arthritis left knee, nasal pterygium, left eye with pinguecula bilaterally, seasonal rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1504016
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's seasonal rhinitis is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's shin splints are denied as not having been diagnosed during the appeal period.,The claim for reopening of kidney stones was dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for IBS and GERD.,Service connection for pes planus is severed, effective December 1, 2016.,The right eye injury rating decision from December 2004 does not contain clear and unmistakable error.,The earlier effective date for PTSD in May 2013 rating decision does not contain clear and unmistakable error.,An initial rating of 50 percent is granted for PTSD from April 30, 2009 through October 25, 2017.,An initial rating of 70 percent is denied for PTSD since October 26, 2017.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied. His claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with gastritis is also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for herpes, verruca vulgaris, shin splints, tinea vesicular, sinusitis, respiratory condition/rhinitis, seasonal rhinitis, bronchitis, headaches and venereal warts due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions during active duty.
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