The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further procedural action regarding his claims of increased PTSD rating and service connection for invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma and colon adenoma villous, as well as for consideration of additional VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has filed a notice of disagreement with the denial of an increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected PTSD. Additionally, he wishes to reopen his claims for service connection for invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma and colon adenoma villous, which were previously denied due to lack of evidence. The AOJ is required to consider all submitted evidence before making a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, invasive urothelial carcinoma, colon adenoma villous
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1553985
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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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