The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, knee disorder, psychiatric condition, sinusitis, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension, is remanded due to the need for further evaluation. The appeal for a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine if his conditions are related to service or warrant a compensable rating for his hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Knee Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)"}, {"condition_name":"Sinusitis"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus Type II"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142447
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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