The Veteran's claims for service connection on remand, as well as his initial evaluations for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss have been addressed. The Veteran is denied an increased evaluation for residuals of prostate cancer but granted a 10 percent evaluation effective December 14, 2012.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating schedule due to lack of specific medical findings and diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Prostate Cancer"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19125766
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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