The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the RO to issue an SOC addressing his claims of entitlement to increased disability ratings and the propriety of a rating reduction. The appeals remain in the Legacy appeals system.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal was improperly docketed under the AMA due to the legacy rating decision being issued before its effective date, necessitating a remand for issuance of an SOC.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD), right ankle, status-post lateral ligament reconstruction with degenerative arthritis, left wrist, residuals of open reduction internal fixation, left scaphoid fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050076
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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 determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises prior to his death, granting entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status for accrued purposes.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating greater than 50 percent for tension headaches, dismissed the appeal for a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD with MDD, and denied a rating greater than 10 percent for chronic right inguinal pain.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for a temporary total evaluation due to continuous hospital treatment and/or observation more than 21 days for PTSD with major depressive disorder has been granted.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine condition and left knee condition, while denying service connection for costochondritis, dizziness, right foot condition, sleep apnea, a rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis with calcific tendinopathy, supraspinatus tendon status-post acromioplasty/distal clavicle excision, and a compensable rating for scar of right shoulder. The initial rating for PTSD was denied.
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