The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a parotidectomy is being remanded due to the addition of new medical evidence since the October 2017 SOC. The Board will review this evidence and issue an SSOC if necessary.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence was added to the record after the October 2017 SOC, necessitating a remand for further consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Frey's syndrome, disfigurement below left ear behind jaw
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159214
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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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