The Board has remanded the case for readjudication due to new evidence being added to the claims file. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected OSA and his claim for an effective date prior to September 29, 2014 for establishment of service connection for OSA are both before the Board.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not pertain to the question of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- OSA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20006693
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The veteran's requests to switch dockets and appeals for service connection were denied as untimely, with no good cause shown.
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