The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence. The issues include his back/spine disability, depression, erectile dysfunction, memory loss, dizziness/unbalance disability, bilateral upper extremity disabilities, bilateral lower extremity disabilities, bilateral knee arthralgia, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and development of evidence related to the Veteran's service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- back/spine disability, depression, erectile dysfunction, memory loss (claimed as medication memory loss), dizziness/unbalance disability, left upper extremity disability (claimed as left hand and arm numbness), right upper extremity disability (claimed as right hand and arm numbness), right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, right knee arthralgia (claimed as right knee pain), left knee arthralgia (claimed as left knee pain), tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22002185
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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 claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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