The Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II has been withdrawn.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD is denied.,Service connection for a thyroid disorder (including hyperthyroidism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis) as secondary to PTSD is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II in October 2019 correspondence.,The VA examiner opined that the obstructive sleep apnea was not caused by or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.,Further medical opinion is needed to determine if the thyroid disorder is related to in-service exposure to environmental hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid disorder (hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- A19003429
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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.
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