The Board has granted an effective date of February 10, 2015 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and a respiratory disability to include COPD are remanded due to lack of adequate development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had presented sufficient evidence to establish an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. The claims for prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy, and COPD require further development including VA examinations and review of medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Respiratory disability to include COPD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18147651
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
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