The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to a lack of new and material evidence. The Veteran must submit additional evidence to reopen these claims.,A TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence to support the reopening of the service connection claims and a TDIU claim due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, back disability (low back pain), left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, chronic ear infections, chronic respiratory disability (shortness of breath and coughing), sleep apnea, tinnitus, allergies, sinus condition, prostate disability (bladder problems with blood in urine), low testosterone, diabetes mellitus type II, nerve condition, headaches, left wrist disability (carpal tunnel syndrome), right wrist disability (carpal tunnel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18137315
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- 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.
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