The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating for various disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship of these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were inadequate, as they did not address all evidence of record, including lay statements from the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye status post cataract removal, right shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, right ankle disability, bilateral flatfoot, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral shin splints, left ankle disability, tinnitus, sinusitis, pseudofolliculitis barbae, dermatitis, left knee disability, right knee disability, respiratory condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21029533
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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
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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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