The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and evaluations to determine the nature, status, etiology, and progression of his claimed respiratory disability, bilateral flatfeet, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, residuals of gunshot wound to the right upper extremity, and TDIU. The current evaluations are not sufficient to make a determination on these issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has provided lay statements regarding his symptoms and their onset, which need to be considered in conjunction with the medical evidence for an accurate assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- Inguinal Hernia, Respiratory Disability (claimed as breathing problems), Bilateral Flatfeet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068679
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 940 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, but granted an increased rating of 40 percent for a low back disability (intervertebral disc syndrome) and 20 percent for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
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The Board denied service connection for vertigo/Meniere's disease and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral flatfeet, and a bilateral knee disorder for readjudication with new evidence.
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The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, bilateral flatfeet, and tinnitus, assigned an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis, and remanded claims related to ankle and respiratory disabilities.
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