The Board has determined that the Veteran's medical records establish diagnoses or persistent symptoms of various disabilities and have indicated a possible service connection. Therefore, the case is being remanded to provide the Veteran with VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence indicates potential service connection for several disabilities but requires further examination to confirm their onset in service or as a result of an incident in service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye scars, cervical spine injury, left knee injury, right knee injury, lumbar spine injury, right hip injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106081
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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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- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the service connection claims for various conditions and initial compensable evaluations for service-connected erectile dysfunction and bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left ankle condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability is not etiologically related to his active duty.,The Board also denied service connection for a right knee injury, concluding that there is no nexus between the Veteran's current condition and his active duty.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the award of an earlier effective date for tinnitus has been withdrawn.,The Veteran's appeals for increased disability evaluations for his low back injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, left ankle injury, and bilateral hearing loss have all been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran through his representative.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury, residuals of a left knee injury, and tinnitus.
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