The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records to address his claims of increased ratings for right knee disability and pseudofolliculitis barbae, as well as service connection for a left knee condition.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence has been identified that may affect the Veteran's current disability evaluations and etiology determinations. The Board requires further examination and opinion to ensure all relevant information is considered in determining appropriate ratings and service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis, right knee, pseudofolliculitis barbae, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1729579
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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 Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance, resulting in the grant of special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance. The issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation at the housebound rate is moot.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the service connection for a lumbar condition and left knee condition, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.
- Denied
The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae is denied as there is no legal authority to assign an earlier effective date, and the RO has already assigned the earliest possible effective date for the award of service connection.
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