The Board has remanded the case for further development of evidence to determine the current status and etiology of the veteran's claimed disabilities, including hearing loss, malaria residuals, cold injury to the feet, PTSD, back disorder, knee disorders, respiratory disorder, and diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further development of evidence related to the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral defective hearing, residuals of malaria, residuals of cold injury to the feet, acquired psychiatric disorder to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), back disorder, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, respiratory disorder, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0434432
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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
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