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
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
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