The Veteran's appeal involves increased initial ratings for service-connected multiple sclerosis residuals and related issues, including a TDIU rating and an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound status. The case is being remanded to evaluate the Veteran’s multiple sclerosis and its associated residuals.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further evaluation of the Veteran's multiple sclerosis and its associated residuals due to recent worsening symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of sensation of the left lower extremity, mild swallowing difficulties, voiding dysfunction, left eye neuritis, right and left upper extremity weakness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115080
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of January 10, 2017, for the award of service connection for voiding dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy in all extremities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and voiding dysfunction based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Thailand.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining relevant VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and increased ratings was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.
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