The Veteran's appeal includes claims for various conditions, including hypertension, psychiatric disorders, lung issues, head trauma, sleep apnea, headaches, and several other conditions. The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a videoconference hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge (VLJ).
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, lung disorder, head trauma, sleep apnea, headaches, frontal sinus osteoma, chronic rhinitis/sinusitis, renal cell carcinoma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), cervical spine disorder, neck tumor/cyst, bilateral foot disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, residuals of lacerated bilateral big toes, gastritis, gastric carcinoid tumors, bilateral shin disorder, coronary artery disease, lumbar spine disorder, sciatica and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, left cervical radiculopathy, larynx disorder, pharynx disorder, residuals of a bilateral elbow injury, rib injury, septoplasty and nasal ablation, achalasia, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1538339
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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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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
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