The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastrointestinal disability (claimed as a stomach disability), and higher staged initial ratings for PTSD. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.,The issue of entitlement to service connection for skin disability, presumed due to herbicide agent exposure, is remanded. The AOJ must provide the Veteran with an appropriate VA examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his skin condition.,The Board has remanded the issue of higher staged initial ratings for PTSD. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.
The deciding factor: The issues have been remanded due to procedural deficiencies and need additional evidence or examination to determine the validity of the service connection claims.,The skin disability claim is remanded because it involves presumed exposure to herbicide agents, which requires an appropriate VA examination and medical opinion regarding its etiology.,The PTSD rating issue has been remanded as there are still unresolved questions about the severity of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disability (claimed as a stomach disability), skin disability (presumed due to herbicide agent exposure)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20040534
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of this condition during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any related exposure.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
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