The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current bilateral hearing loss disability, back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, and sinus disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions are being returned to the RO for readjudication.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examinations were inadequate and requested additional evidence or examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143867
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disability due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding VA's failure to provide the Veteran with a VA examination prior to the rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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