The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been denied as new and material evidence was not received.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss disability in either ear.,Service connection for OSA is denied as it did not manifest during service or be related to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities are remanded due to lack of an opinion regarding their relationship to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for service connection for headaches. The current evidence does not show that the Veteran's headache disability is related to his service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss, as defined by VA regulations. Therefore, he has not presented a valid claim of service connection for such disability.,Service connection for OSA was denied because it did not manifest during service and there is no evidence that it is related to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities are remanded as the VA examiner has not provided an opinion regarding their relationship to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Left Hip Disability, Right Hip Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18118981
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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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