The Veteran's claims for service connection of reflex sympathetic dystrophy and a right pelvic deficiency are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and analysis.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service or pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the right lower extremity, right pelvic deficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1631229
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board has awarded service connection for right hip replacement and degenerative joint disease of the right hip, which was originally claimed as right pelvic deficiency. The appeal is dismissed because the issue has been resolved.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for RSD, right lower extremity and right pelvic deficiency is denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of RSD in the right lower extremity or a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected low back strain and his right hip arthritis.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the right lower extremity is currently rated at 40 percent, effective May 5, 2015.,Since January 8, 2015, the Veteran has been granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the criteria for an earlier effective date for the award of TDIU have not been met. The Veteran's claim was granted in April 2002 with an effective date of September 21, 1999, which is the earliest date on which entitlement arose.
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