The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the issues of service connection, rating increases, and TDIU. Specifically, VA treatment records from November 2014 to November 2016 are sought, as well as non-VA medical records. The Veteran's left nostril disability and atypical neuralgia need further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current evidence is insufficient to make a determination on these issues without additional development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- left nostril disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23003070
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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 remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU due to issues with her left nostril disability, migraine-related vestibulopathy, atypical neuralgia, and left eye corneal involvement. Additional development is needed including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations to determine the nature and cause of her left nostril disability, as well as the current severity of her service-connected migraine-related vestibulopathy, atypical neuralgia, and left eye corneal involvement. The issues of entitlement to a higher rating and an earlier effective date are also remanded.
- Denied
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- 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.
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