The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder is denied.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right ear hearing loss is remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right knee scar is remanded, and he also appeals for a higher initial rating.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected right knee scar is remanded.
The deciding factor: No formal or informal claims were received prior to the effective dates mentioned in the issues listed above. The earliest possible effective date he may receive is January 8, 2013.,The Veteran did not file a notice of disagreement for his right ear hearing loss claim within one year from the September 2015 decision.,The Veteran did not file a notice of disagreement for his right knee scar claim within one year from the December 2018 decision. The claims are therefore remanded to allow him to perfect his appeal.,The Veteran's service-connected right knee scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Unspecified Depressive Disorder, Right Ear Hearing Loss, Right Knee Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167499
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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.
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