The Veteran's permanent and total disability rating for lichen planus with squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his current level of disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran was permanently and totally disabled due to his disability, nor considered all aspects of his condition including residuals from a right leg bone graft.
- Claimed conditions
- lichen planus, squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007263
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.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for timely filing of an appeal request, dismissing the attempted appeal.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for bipolar disorder, as well as the claim for a higher rating for lichen planus, due to the fact that these issues were not properly before the Board.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased rating and service connection for various conditions, leading to the dismissal of all claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for consideration of new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
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