The Board has remanded several claims for additional development, including new VA examinations and opinions to address the severity of service-connected disabilities and their relationship to service. The Veteran's claims include multiple conditions such as cervical spine disability, neutropenia, right foot disability, scar on the right hand, skin condition, left knee scar, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, right knee disability, heart disability (chest pains), and right eye disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that existing VA examinations were inadequate and requested new ones to address the severity of service-connected disabilities and their relationship to service. The claims are remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine, Neutropenia, Right Foot, Scar on Right Hand, Skin Condition, Left Knee Scar, Tinnitus, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Low Back Disability, Right Knee Disability, Heart Disability (Chest Pains), Right Eye Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101294
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 obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claims for urinary frequency disability and residuals of a cholecystectomy were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, entitlement to TDIU, and SMC based on housebound status.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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