The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to additional relevant evidence being added to his claims file.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant evidence was submitted by the Veteran and needs to be considered before a final decision can be made on his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, sinus and respiratory disability (other than asthma), sleep apnea, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, disability of the cervical spine, hypertension, functional bowel dysfunction with diarrhea (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome), right knee disability, left knee disability (secondary to service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine), left ankle disability, right ankle disability (secondary to service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine), left foot disability, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19137637
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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