The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for sarcoma, a right thigh disability, and lipid metabolism. The remaining issues of higher ratings for PTSD from February 18, 2014, and for sleep apnea are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal on these three issues during the May 2015 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoma, right thigh disability, lipid metabolism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1619634
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding that there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service and concluding that any additional disability was not caused by VA care.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for initial compensable disability ratings for right and left hip and thigh disabilities due to inadequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back disability and a right thigh disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that new and relevant evidence had not been received to support the veteran's claims for service connection for melanoma, sarcoma, basal cell carcinoma, COPD, and sinusitis.
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