The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are being remanded due to the receipt of new evidence.,The Veteran is also being scheduled for various VA examinations related to his disabilities.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been received that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims, including in-service events and symptoms. The Veteran's service treatment records show complaints of headaches and sleep problems during service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, traumatic brain injury (TBI), right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, sleep apnea, migraine headaches, a right hip disability, history of kidney stones, left eye pterygium, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee strain, eczema, lumbar spine strain, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), right knee strain, right upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical spine strain, minimal small airway disease with history of positive PPD, cervical spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006327
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- 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.
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