The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings, TDIU, death pension benefits, and service connection for the cause of his death due to incomplete development and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives have been identified as reasons for remanding the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- skin eruptions, granulomatous colitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22053256
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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 decided to remand the issues for further development due to outstanding private treatment records and incomplete service treatment records.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and TDIU have been dismissed due to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. O.A., scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's skin eruptions disability, and complying with the May 2011 Memorandum Decision.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected skin eruptions, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the current evidence of record.
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