The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: The case must be returned to the RO for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, which requires notification and assistance in developing evidence necessary to substantiate the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot gunshot wound residuals, bilateral ear disorder to include otitis media, otitis externa, hearing loss disability, and tinnitus, post-operative gastrointestinal disorder to include peptic ulcer disease, vagotomy residuals, and pyloroplasty residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0104817
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss disability, neck strain, and tinea pedis. The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was also denied. The claims for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Partly granted
The appeal was granted for service connection of left ear hearing loss and OSA, but denied for hepatic steatosis. Several claims were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss disability but denied it for Crohn's disease, both on a direct basis.
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