The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine the etiology of his bilateral knee disabilities, hypertension, hearing loss disability, prostate disorder, and psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's hypertension is presumed service connected due to Agent Orange exposure. The VA will schedule him for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not that his current hypertension is related to his military service or blood pressure readings in service.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability may be related to noise exposure during service, but the examiner should also consider whether any current hearing loss disability manifested within one year of separation from service. The VA will schedule him for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not that his current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his military service.,The Veteran's prostate disorder may be due to Agent Orange exposure, but the examiner should also consider whether any other diagnosed prostate disorder is related to his military service. The VA will schedule him for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not that he has a current prostate disorder and if so, whether such disorder is related to his military service.,The Veteran's psychiatric disability may be due to PTSD or another diagnosed psychiatric disorder. The VA will schedule him for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not that any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities, hypertension, hearing loss disability, prostate disorder, and psychiatric disability.,The VA will schedule him for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not that his current hypertension is related to his military service or blood pressure readings in service.,The VA will schedule him for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not that his current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his military service.,The VA will schedule him for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not that any diagnosed prostate disorder is related to his military service.,The VA will schedule him for a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not that any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, hypertension, right knee disability, left knee disability, prostate disability, psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1520981
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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.
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