The Veteran's claims for service connection for bronchitis, obstructive sleep apnea, hernia inguinal as secondary to external hemorrhoids with pruritus ani, and chronic sinusitis are being remanded.,Special monthly compensation based on loss of use is granted effective October 7, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection were not addressed in the decision as they were remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder with depression, loss of use of right hand, bilateral temporomandibular disorder, carpal tunnel syndrome left upper extremity associated with loss of use of right hand, right second toe scar, right great toe scar, left great toe scar, surgical scar right hand fourth finger, psoriasis, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, status post wrist distal radius bone graft with degenerative joint disease, status post crushed right ring finger fusion with numbness and degenerative joint disease and right small finger degenerative joint disease, right thumb degenerative joint disease, right index finger degenerative joint disease and numbness, right long finger degenerative joint disease, allergic rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, pseudofolliculitis barbae, internal or external hemorrhoids with pruritus ani, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20028114
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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.
- 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.
- 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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