The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives and thus, another remand is required to obtain a new examination for the Veteran's cranial nerve disability.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the previous remand directives have not been substantially complied with and therefore requires another remand for further development including obtaining a new examination for the Veteran's cranial nerve disability.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex, sensory loss, left maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22063596
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder and a neck disorder are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide supplemental opinions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded as well. The examiner must convert the audiometric test results from ASA to ISO units, discuss the significance of changes in auditory thresholds shown in 1960, 1963 and 1964 when converted to ISO units, and address the likelihood that in-service noise exposure caused chronic hearing loss.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disorder is being remanded as well. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed neck disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed lumbar spine disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, to include as due to a neck disorder and/or fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC) is being remanded. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed left shoulder disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for the fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC) prior to January 13, 2016, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter is being remanded. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed fracture residuals were caused or aggravated by his service-connected fractured left zygomatic-maxillary complex (ZMC).
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected musculoligamentous strain, right knee, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
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