The Board has granted an earlier effective date for the initial award of service connection for bilateral quadriceps atrophy. The issues are inextricably intertwined and remanded to allow further action on the increased rating claims, SMC prior to September 12, 2019, and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The earlier effective date was granted based on an informal claim filed by the Veteran for service connection for bilateral quadriceps atrophy. The issues of increased ratings, SMC, and TDIU are inextricably intertwined with the initial rating issue as they all relate to the same period of time.
- Claimed conditions
- left quadriceps atrophy, right quadriceps atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22062011
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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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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for various ratings and service connection claims have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the appeal process.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran meets the criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected left knee disabilities, which are rated at 50% and result in unemployability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (right knee arthritis, quadriceps atrophy, painful scars of the right knee, and shortening of the lower extremity) are sufficient to render him unemployable without regard to advancing age.
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