The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a tremor disorder and dry mouth, as well as an increased rating for right ankle disability. The Veteran's claims are pending before the RO.,No effective date is assigned in this decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support granting earlier effective dates or service connection for any of the conditions due to lack of factual ascertainability and insufficient medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease with Cardiac Valvulopathy, Status Post Angioplasty with Stent, Dry Mouth, Fracture, Right Fibula with Traumatic Arthritis, Right Ankle with Scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2021
- Citation
- 21005151
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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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