The Board has found that further development is needed for the Veteran's service connection claims, including obtaining medical nexus opinions and seeking additional private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not provide a clear opinion regarding whether the Veteran’s conditions are related to his active service or any specific exposure basis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist/forearm disability, bilateral calf disability, acne of the back, auditory processing disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20025843
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's auditory processing disorder and whether it is most analogous to a hearing loss, mental disability, or a physical disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an auditory processing disorder as the evidence did not show a current disability separate from already service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for apraxia and visual spatial deficit secondary to TBI were granted. The claim for auditory processing disorder was denied. An initial 70% rating for TBI was granted, but the claim for a compensable rating for headaches was denied.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the case.
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