The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed heart disability and prostate cancer. Additionally, he will be provided with an SOC regarding his claims for service connection for depression, a sleep condition, hypertension, initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and earlier effective dates for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal requires further development to ensure all relevant evidence is considered in the decision-making process.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Heart Disability","subConditions":["Ischemic Heart Disease"]}, {"conditionName":"Prostate Cancer"}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1709535
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer, and type II diabetes mellitus are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and headaches, including as secondary to tinnitus, were denied. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated at 40 percent since June 7, 1978.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and residuals of TURP, both claimed as secondary to the service-connected prostatitis. The claim for an increased rating for prostatitis is still pending.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
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