The Board has remanded multiple issues for further development and clarification, including service connection claims for irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss disability, degenerative arthritis of the knees, and hypertensive renal disease. The Veteran's claims are pending due to incomplete VA records and lack of a Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence is needed to fully assess the Veteran’s service connection claims, including medical records from private providers and VA treatment records, as well as clarification on the etiology of his irritable bowel syndrome and hearing loss disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss disability, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, hypertensive renal disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18111885
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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.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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