The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and earlier effective dates is being remanded due to the complexity of the issues.,Issues include service connection for sleep, hypertension, mental health conditions, as well as rating increases for various knee and hip disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claims involve complex medical issues that require further clarification and evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- scar not associated with underlying soft tissue damage of the right lower extremity, scars not associated with underlying soft tissue damage of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19160464
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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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