The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded for the RO to obtain medical records and conduct examinations to determine if the veteran's sleep problems are related to his service-connected prostate carcinoma, post-prostatectomy.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further development of the record to assess whether the veteran's sleep problems are related to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep problems, post prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0330796
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all claims, including service connection and higher rating appeals.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and dismissed the appeal of sinusitis as moot. The other issues related to service connection were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing problems, sleep problems, and left shoulder torn ligament. The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis and left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain were not rated compensably.
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