The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the inaudibility of his Travel Board hearing recording, and he has requested another hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the new hearing.
The deciding factor: The RO must schedule a new Travel Board hearing as the previous one was inaudible.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypertension, hemorrhoids, degenerative joint disease of the ankles, tendinitis of the knees, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, spina bifida occulta, a disorder manifested by generalized joint and muscle pain, a skin disorder with cutaneous abscesses and axillary folliculitis, left varicocele, genitourinary disorder manifested by burning on urination and ejaculation, hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0414666
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, hearing loss, painful scar, patellofemoral pain syndromes of the knees, and other conditions.
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