The Board has decided to remand the claims for benign prostatic hypertrophy, erectile dysfunction, cataracts, upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, fibromyalgia, malaria, and right knee disorder due to incomplete service treatment records and need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records have been identified as a reason for remanding the claims. Additional VA medical opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), erectile dysfunction, cataracts, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, malaria, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069075
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia and Gulf War unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, bronchus, as well as an extension of the temporary 100 percent disability evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding its etiology.
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