The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, bladder disability (neurogenic bladder), hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to potential service connection during a period of ACDUTRA or IDT from April 24 to May 16, 1999.
The deciding factor: The Board requested an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's low back disability as it may be related to a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (IDT).
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, bladder disability (neurogenic bladder), hypertension, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22014519
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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.
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- Denied
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