The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for osteosarcoma, but has remanded several other claims due to lack of evidence or need for further examination.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received supporting the Veteran’s claim for service connection for osteosarcoma. However, additional medical opinions are needed regarding the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, back pain, right foot plantar fasciitis, and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- osteosarcoma (claimed as bone cancer), left eye glaucoma, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction associated with type II diabetes mellitus and/or an acquired psychiatric disorder, back pain, right foot plantar fasciitis, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21020749
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
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