The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, sun poisoning, diabetes mellitus, type II, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to missing service treatment records. The VA is instructed to obtain these records and verify the Veteran’s dates of active service, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. Further, they are directed to schedule the Veteran for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his sun poisoning and acquired psychiatric disorder(s).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's complete service treatment records were missing and instructed VA to obtain these records as well as verify the dates of active service. The Board also ordered further examination to determine if the Veteran’s current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, sun poisoning, diabetes mellitus, type II, an acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19126178
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.
- Granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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