The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for GERD and right knee strain has been withdrawn. The Board granted service connection for sinusitis as secondary to asthma and headaches as secondary to sleep apnea and depression.,The Veteran’s claims have been remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of his GERD and right knee strain.
The deciding factor: The earlier effective date claims were withdrawn by the Veteran, and service connection was granted for sinusitis as secondary to asthma and headaches as secondary to sleep apnea and depression.,Additional VA examinations are needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's GERD and right knee strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Right knee strain, Sinusitis, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168198
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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 the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there was no nexus between his current condition and active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for Dupuytren's contracture of the left hand, right hand, and GERD is remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions and failure to consider toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Denied
The Veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10 percent disabling, but the Board found that his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that both conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lower back condition and sinusitis, respectively.
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