The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for Horner's Syndrome with left upper eyelid ptosis and anisocoria is denied, while the claim for a higher initial rating for a left ankle fracture is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not limit his appeal to consideration of a 20 percent rating for the left ankle and the appeal is therefore still active and pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Horner's Syndrome, left upper eyelid ptosis, anisocoria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18131736
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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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