The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim has been reopened, but the Board is remanding it for further development.,The Veteran's right knee and lumbar spine disability claims have also been reopened, with both being remanded for additional examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial suggests that the Veteran may have developed these conditions during service or due to in-service exposures. However, the current medical opinions are inadequate as they do not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Eye Condition","status":"Dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss (HL)","status":"Reopened and Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Knee","status":"Reopened and Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Lumbar Spine","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disability","status":"Inextricably Intertwined with Right Knee Disability and Remanded"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184361
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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