The Board has dismissed the claim for an effective date earlier than December 18, 1991 for service connection of PTSD. The claims for bilateral cataracts, ED, gangrene of the legs, and chronic renal failure are remanded as they cannot be decided without first knowing whether these conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability.,The Board has remanded the claims for SMC based on blindness in one eye and loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not appeal the September 1992 rating decision that granted service connection for PTSD within one year, making it final. The Veteran's allegations of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) were denied by the RO in February 2006 and August 2006, becoming final.,The claims cannot be decided without first knowing whether these conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression, Bilateral cataracts, Erectile dysfunction (ED), Gangrene of the right leg, Gangrene of the left leg, Chronic renal failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18139712
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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.
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