The Veteran is seeking service connection for headaches and a sinus disorder, as well as a bilateral foot disorder and left wrist laceration residuals. The Board has remanded these matters due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran seeks service connection for a sinus disorder that he contends began in service and is related to his sleep apnea. The Board also needs further evidence regarding this claim, including private treatment records and VA examination results.,The Veteran claims service connection for bilateral foot disorders, which he asserts have been present since service. He also contends the left wrist laceration residuals are related to his in-service injury. These matters require additional development, including obtaining medical opinions on etiology and severity of these conditions.,The Veteran seeks an initial compensable rating for a service-connected left wrist laceration with scar. The Board has directed further development regarding this matter as well.
The deciding factor: These claims are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and medical opinions to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of the Veteran's claimed conditions.,The sinus disorder claim requires obtaining private treatment records and a VA examination to address whether it is related to service-connected sleep apnea. The Board also needs to obtain an addendum opinion regarding this matter.,Bilateral foot disorders and left wrist laceration residuals require additional medical opinions on the nature, etiology, and severity of these conditions. This includes determining if they are related to service or other factors.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected left wrist laceration requires obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether it is aggravated by his sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, sinus disorder, bilateral foot disorder, left wrist laceration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1617831
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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.
- 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 case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was reopened due to new and material evidence, and the Board found that his current headaches are related to service. Service connection is granted.
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