The Veteran's appeal is remanded for obtaining his medical records from the Cleveland VA medical center and Dr. H.T., M.D., as well as scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The claims file does not contain all necessary medical records, including those from the Cleveland VA medical center and Dr. H.T., M.D., which may be relevant to substantiating the Veteran's service connection claims. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current sleep apnea disability is proximately due to or has been aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia patella of the knees, chronic back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0915268
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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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