The Board has remanded four issues: increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and ventricular arrythmia, service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, and service connection for ischemic heart disease. The Veteran is to be provided with VA examinations to assess the severity of his disabilities and determine their etiology.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was necessary due to claims of increased symptomatology and potential secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, atriial fibrillation (ventricular arrythmia), benign prostatic hyperplasia, ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20072445
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board grants service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus began during his period of active duty service. The claims for ischemic heart disease, aortic valve replacement, status post aortic stenosis, and peripheral vascular disease with popliteal aneurysm are remanded.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted, while fibromyalgia, internal or external hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss, and neuropathy are denied.
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