The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves new evidence that may support a claim of service connection for PTSD, which requires additional review to determine if the evidence is sufficient to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Thigh Impairment, Right Hip Limitation of Flexion, Right Hip Limitation of Extension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23023310
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for right hip joint extension, but denied higher ratings for right hip joint flexion and thigh impairment.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the hip disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating or higher based on limitation of motion. The reduction in ratings from 10% to 0% was found to be improper and restored.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn their appeals regarding increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Lumbar Spine Disability, Radiculopathies, Hip Limitations, Migraine Headache Disorder, IBS, and GERD.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his right hip and thigh disabilities, as well as for a TDIU. The effective date for the right hip rating was set at June 5, 2023, based on the evidence showing an increase in disability within one year prior to that date.
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