The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,Service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea prior to May 4, 2018 is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence or clarification is needed regarding the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist calcific tendinitis, right wrist calcific tendinitis, left knee Osgood Schlatter's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23025478
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 30, 2017, for the award of service connection for left knee Osgood Schlatter's disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hypertension is granted with a 10% rating. The right foot hallux valgus and left knee Osgood Schlatter's disease cases are remanded for further evaluation.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for PTSD, PFB, and erectile dysfunction have been granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for recurrent lumbar spine disability, recurrent right ankle disability, recurrent left ankle disability, right foot hallux valgus with gout and heel spurs, and left knee Osgood Schlatter's disease.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee was granted initial ratings of 20 percent for instability and effusion, but denied a higher rating for Osgood Schlatter's disease with patellofemoral pain.
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