The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to new evidence submitted after a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).
The deciding factor: New VA and private treatment records were added to the claims file after an SSOC was issued, necessitating further review by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition (eczema), left foot disability, low back disorder, right ear removal of cyst, diabetes mellitus, gastrointestinal disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, pseudofolliculitis barbae, migraines, arthritis, left foot, arthritis, right knee and leg, arthritis, left knee and leg, bilateral plantar fasciitis/pes planus, hallux valgus, right foot, hallux valgus, left foot, allergic rhinitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, scars, extremities and trunk, sternum chest pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22031725
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
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