The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and his bilateral hearing loss. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a compensable evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU prior to July 2, 2018 are all inextricably intertwined.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot make a fully-informed decision on the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder because no VA examiner has opined whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is due to his service-connected hypertensive heart disease. Additionally, new VA examinations are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22017301
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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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- Dismissed
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