The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, right knee, left knee, cervical spine disorder, CFS, right fingers, left fingers, right hip, left hip, lumbar spine disorder, right wrist, left wrist, left leg, right shoulder, left lower extremity sciatic nerve disorder, burns of the right tibia/fibula, and GERD disorders due to incomplete service treatment records and lack of confirmation of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA, which could affect his service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, cervical spine disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), right fingers disorder, left fingers disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, left leg disorder, right shoulder disorder, left lower extremity sciatic nerve disorder, burns of the right tibia/fibula, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23039481
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome as there is no evidence of a current disability in the record.
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