The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and effective date prior to September 27, 2011 for TBI remain unresolved.,Service connection is remanded for low back disability, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), heart disability, hypertension, sleep apnea, skin disability, limitation of extension of the right knee, and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims have been reopened but further evidence is needed to determine if service connection can be established for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104736
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 chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability and arthritis, to include bilateral hips and knees, due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, prostate disability, and kidney cancer due to inadequate medical opinions and potential outstanding VA treatment records.
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