The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing and further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Travel Board hearing, which must be scheduled following the usual procedures under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7107 and 38 C.F.R. § 20.707.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, arthritis of the bilateral ankles, disorder manifested by pain from the skull to the pelvis, repetitive ear infections, atrophy of the brain, loss of taste and smell, sleep apnea, alcoholism, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis of the cervical spine, right shoulder arthritis, contusion to the 3rd and 4th finger of the right hand, flat feet, arthritis of the hips, astigmatism of the right eye with decrease in vision, high cholesterol
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1105921
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease manifesting within one year after service and concluding that the current disability is not related to his in-service deviated septum.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran will be provided with a VA examination to determine if his current sleep disorder is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further development.
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