Service connection for OSA is granted.,Service connection for a vision loss disability is denied.,Service connection for a right knee disability is denied.,An increased rating for bronchitis is remanded due to inadequate examination findings and need for additional testing.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's OSA is etiologically related to his military service.,The weight of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran has a vision loss disability for which service connection may be granted.,A chronic right knee disability did not originate in service or for years thereafter, and the weight of the evidence otherwise fails to establish that a right knee disability is etiologically related to service.,The June 2021 examiner failed to conduct DLCO (SB) testing as required by Diagnostic Code 4.97, which is necessary for assigning an appropriate rating for chronic bronchitis.,Service connection for hypertension was not addressed in the remand and requires further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Vision Loss Disability, Right Knee Disability, Hypertension, Bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22004299
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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.
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