The Veteran's claims of service connection for depressive symptoms and insomnia are being remanded due to his apparent withdrawal at the May 2018 hearing.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction is being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with his hypertension claim. The RO must issue a SOC on this issue.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension due to service in Vietnam is being remanded based on the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2018 update, which changed its classification from 'limited or suggestive evidence' to 'sufficient evidence of an association'.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for gastrointestinal disorder is being remanded as it involves missing private treatment records and a VA examination.
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- depressive symptoms, insomnia, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, gastrointestinal disorder (including colon polyps)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20009811
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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.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to conflicting opinions regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and skin disabilities related to herbicide exposure.
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