The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining relevant medical records and readjudicating the issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran wishes to withdraw his appeals regarding entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for PTSD and entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues are being remanded due to new evidence added to the record after previous decisions were issued.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, Left hip replacement, Neuropathy of the left leg, residual of shell fragment wound (SFW), Multiple scars of the left arm, Muscle Group VI, residuals of SFW, SFW of the left leg, with fracture of the tibia and fibula, Muscle Group XI, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1525565
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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
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