The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The effective date for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and scars associated with it remains at March 14, 2017.,The Veteran's bilateral ankle disability and left knee disability are remanded due to the need for VA examinations.,The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is remanded as there needs to be a new opinion regarding whether his condition worsened during service.
The deciding factor: Service connection for tinnitus was granted based on continuity of symptoms since service. The effective date for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and scars associated with it remains at March 14, 2017 due to the retroactivity of the regulation.,The Veteran's bilateral ankle disability and left knee disability need VA examinations as there are no current medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus needs a new opinion on whether its worsening during service was clear and unmistakable.,Bilateral pes planus is presumed to be related to service due to the Veteran's history of it at enlistment, but further examination is needed to determine if it worsened in service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, bilateral ankle disability, left knee disability, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001898
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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
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- Granted
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