The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee Baker's cyst, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and GAD) due to lack of current disability or evidence linking the conditions to service. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current disability that meets VA criteria for hearing loss or a left knee Baker’s cyst, nor can it be established with medical certainty that these conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Left knee Baker’s cyst, Depression, Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141555
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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
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