The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss, Parkinson's disease, or any psychiatric disorder related to service. The claims for PTSD and joint disease are also remanded as new examinations are needed to determine their etiology.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of a current disability in these conditions, and the Veteran has provided conflicting statements regarding when his symptoms began.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Parkinson's disease, Psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder, mixed anxiety and depression), Sleeping disorder (insomnia), Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Hypertension, Joint disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18156014
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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)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Granted
The Board grants service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's combat experiences in Southwest Asia.
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