The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The claims of service connection and disability rating will be further evaluated after the hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge, which has not been scheduled yet due to scheduling conflicts. The case is now being returned to the Board for further action following the scheduled hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of severed radial nerve of the right thumb, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disability manifested by atrial fibrillation with implanted pacemaker, diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1023932
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
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