The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records from his National Guard service. The claims will be reviewed with these additional records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records from the Veteran’s verified time in the National Guard need to be obtained and associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury (TBI) with residuals (claimed as head trauma), chronic myositis of the para-cervical spine muscles, chronic myositis of the para-lumbar spine muscles, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, absence seizures, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, type 2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196306
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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