The Veteran's gastroenteritis is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is currently rated as 40 percent disabling. The Board finds that an increased rating in excess of 40 percent is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate nodular lesions resulting symptomatic gastritis, or that the Veteran’s symptoms have caused any impairment of his health.,There are no other audiometric evaluations of record during this period that establish a rating in excess of 40 percent is warranted for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroenteritis, Cold injury residuals of both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21024297
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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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The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for insomnia, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and gastroenteritis due to a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for gastroenteritis, left ankle disorder, and left knee disorder due to a need for additional medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for allergies, bronchitis, costochondritis, and a skin condition, but granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines. Several claims were remanded.
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