The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his septal deviation is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and SSA disability benefits records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his septal deviation.
- Claimed conditions
- septal deviation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1721571
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and initial compensable ratings for various conditions, as well as dismissed a claim for service connection for septal deviation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee strain and septal deviation due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were dismissed as the issues did not involve service connection.,The Veteran's cervical spine disability was denied an increased rating, with a 30 percent rating being the highest possible under the applicable criteria.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than June 21, 2018 for service connection for chronic maxillary, frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid sinusitis and non-allergic rhinitis and bilateral turbinate hypertrophy, as well as her requests for initial ratings higher than 30 percent for non-allergic rhinitis and bilateral turbinate hypertrophy and higher than 50 percent for chronic maxillary, frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid sinusitis. The Board also denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for septal deviation.
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