The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right ankle disability, left knee disability, right elbow disability, residuals of a right fifth little finger injury, traumatic brain injury, and skin rash secondary to exposure to radiation. The reasons include the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.,The Board also requested that VA develop evidence regarding possible exposure to radiation in Palomares, Spain.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The specific issues include service connection for various injuries and conditions.,VA is also requested to investigate potential exposure to radiation from a B-52 bomber and KC-135 tanker crash in Palomares, Spain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disability, Left knee disability, Right elbow disability, Residuals of right fifth little finger injury, Traumatic brain injury, Skin rash, secondary to exposure to radiation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22031547
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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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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 10, 1997, for a 10% disability rating for his right ankle disability is denied as there was no CUE in the previous decisions.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim for bilateral knee disabilities and his right and left knee scars have been granted. He is now rated at a combined 60% disability rating from June 1, 2018 based on bilateral factors for his bilateral knee disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's entitlement to higher level of SMC at the intermediate rate is granted, effective from January 8, 2021. He was previously in need of aid and attendance due to his left knee disability since February 1, 2017, and now has additional disabilities rated at 50 percent or more.
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