The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and eligibility for specially adapted housing due to incomplete information in his medical records. The Veteran is currently receiving a combined 100% disability rating, but does not meet the criteria for special home adaptation grant eligibility.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities do not include anatomical loss or use of both hands, nor are they due to burn injuries or inhalational injuries that would qualify him for a special home adaptation grant. The claims have been remanded for further development including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left hip arthroplasty, posttraumatic stress disorder with moderate alcohol use disorder in full remission, status post right hip arthroplasty, residuals, shell fragment wounds, abdomen, with laceration of liver, right below-the-knee amputation, status post right ankle ulcer due to chronic venous insufficiency, painful abdominal shell fragment wound scars, left knee joint osteoarthritis, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19149921
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, cubital tunnel syndrome, right plantar fasciitis, and a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 25, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and a 100 percent initial rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
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