The Board has determined that a VA medical examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's neurosyphilis, including whether it is related to his service or due to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s arguments, including those based on secondary service connection for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability, require a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his neurosyphilis.
- Claimed conditions
- neurosyphilis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21006041
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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.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's service connection for bilateral eye disabilities has been established, making the claim of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 moot.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss caused any additional medically discernible functional impairment of his neurosyphilis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for neurosyphilis, spine disability (claimed as secondary to neurosyphilis), left leg disability, and right leg disability. The evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or related to active duty service.,The Veteran's assertions regarding the onset of his spinal cord injury during service were not supported by the medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's neurosyphilis, spine disability and bilateral leg disabilities are remanded for further examination to determine their etiology.
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