The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Vertigo, Brain Disorder, Bilateral Hearing Loss Disorder, Tinnitus, Eye Disorder (Glaucoma and Pseudophakia), Lumbar Spine Disorder, Cervical Spine Disorder, Left Shoulder Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Right Shoulder Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Left Elbow Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Right Elbow Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Left Hip Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Right Hip Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Left Knee Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Right Knee Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Left Ankle Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Right Ankle Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Left Foot Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Right Foot Disorder (Degenerative Joint Disease), Upper Respiratory Disorder (Asthma and COPD), Rhinitis, Hypertension, Skin Disorder (Tinea Cruris), Thyroid Disorder (Hypothyroid), Prostate Disorder (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115434
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and dismissed his appeals regarding increased ratings for tinnitus and a right hand disability due to lack of timely filing of Notice of Disagreement.
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