The veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluation are being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a videoconference hearing, which has not been scheduled yet.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease, postoperative residuals of left knee anterior cruciate ligament repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0615729
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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 the motion for revision, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, of the January 25, 2021, Rating Decision that assigned an initial 10 percent disability rating for service-connected hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of his respiratory disorder. The issues of an initial compensable rating for hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease and an effective date earlier than April 30, 2003 for service connection for chronic low back pain are also being remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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