The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for a lung disability, ulcerative colitis, and erectile dysfunction. The remaining issues have been remanded: service connection for vertigo, TMJ and lockjaw (secondary to anxiety disorder), an initial rating higher than 30 percent for an anxiety disorder, and service connection for testicular pain.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeals on these issues prior to a decision being made. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology and severity.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae, vertigo, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), testicular pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186550
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 claims for service connection for vertigo and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence linking his current condition to active service or any incident of service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a restoration of the separate 10 percent rating for vertigo, an earlier effective date for service connection for vertigo and migraines, and a 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism with heart murmur. The decision also denied an earlier effective date for hypertension and remanded claims for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and individual unemployability.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
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