The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete service medical records. The Veteran's active duty and Army Reserve service are acknowledged, but further efforts must be made to obtain his complete service medical records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service medical records necessitate additional attempts to locate them from various sources.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, bilateral foot disability (gout), hypertension, right knee disability, left knee disability, low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sleep apnea, benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23056596
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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.
What you can do next
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