The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development and to provide a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The case is being returned to the AOJ for compliance with the April 2014 remand instructions, including obtaining VA clinical records prior to March 1991 and from January 2011 to the present; providing corrective VCAA notice under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103(a) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(b); obtaining a supplemental opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus; providing a VA examination for his hypertension / heart, prostatitis, and right ankle disabilities; providing corrective VCAA notice under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103(a) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(b) for the issue of entitlement to service connection for a dental condition for purposes of obtaining VA treatment; scheduling a VA examination for his claimed stomach disability; arranging for an appropriate VA examination or evaluation for his right wrist disability, and readjudicating his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension / heart condition, prostatitis with complaints of urinary infection, right ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral defective vision and left eye post-operative pterygium, stomach disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1608980
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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.
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The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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