The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hip disorder, diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM), left sciatic nerve disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed to determine if there is a relationship between these conditions and his service-connected back condition.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address whether the Veteran's current conditions are related to his service-connected back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hip disorder, Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM), Left sciatic nerve disorder, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Erectile dysfunction, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143708
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder as secondary to hypertension and tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the claim for degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and discectomy with lumbar discogenic pain but granted a 20% initial rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy from April 18, 2023 through January 16, 2024. The service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss but granted for left knee Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD).
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, alcohol use disorder, tension headaches, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and erectile dysfunction, all of which are found to be related to the Veteran's military service.
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