The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating greater than 10 percent for the residuals of a right facial fracture from August 1, 2003 and for service connection for post-traumatic headaches, right ear hearing loss, and otitis media, right ear. The Veteran is also being asked to provide additional evidence for his claim regarding the residuals of a right facial fracture.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA did not assign the maximum rating available for the residuals of the Veteran's right facial fracture and thus remanded this issue for issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right facial fracture, post-traumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19126241
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain but denied higher ratings and service connection for other conditions.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic headaches are granted an increased rating of 50 percent, the schedular maximum. The other conditions were denied higher ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable evaluation for post-traumatic headaches as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating or higher.
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