The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for the issuance of a statement of the case regarding his claim for an increased rating for schizophrenia, and for the issuance of a supplemental statement of the case in regard to his claims for increased ratings for left tibial and fibula fracture, right tibial and fibula fracture, and left femur fracture.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed a notice of disagreement with the June 2009 continuation of a 70 percent rating for service connected schizophrenia indicating that a 100 percent rating was warranted. The RO awarded a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia effective April 7, 2010. As this claim is not about service connection at all, the appeal is being remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, paranoid type, left tibial and fibula fracture, right tibial and fibula fracture, left femur fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1549518
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left femur fracture with degenerative arthritis of the left knee was dismissed because there was no appealable decision on this issue in the year preceding the June 2021 Notice of Disagreement.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected schizophrenia has been denied. The appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities has also been denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
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