The Board has remanded the cases for clarification on whether the Veteran is seeking to appeal solely the rating reductions or both the rating reductions and increased ratings from 1986.
The deciding factor: Clarification of the Veteran's intent regarding his appeals is required as it impacts the adjudication of related issues.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back pain with radiculopathy, residuals of a lateral meniscectomy of the right knee, bilateral varicosities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22037215
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the RO did not comply with prior remand directives and has ordered another VA examination to address whether the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity varicosities, right and left ankle conditions, and right and left knee conditions are at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected residuals of right foot 3rd metatarsal fracture.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance was denied as entitlement to this benefit did not arise prior to March 11, 2015.
- Partly granted
The Board has determined that service connection for bipolar disorder and depression is not warranted. The claim to reopen the finally decided claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability (previously claimed as herniated discs) was denied.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and coronary bypass grafting residuals have not warranted an effective date prior to November 23, 1992 for a 100 percent disability evaluation. The claim for TDIU was also denied.
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