The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected conditions, including hypertension, PTSD with cognitive disorder, sinusitis, knee disorders, allergic rhinitis, cerebral infarction residuals secondary to moyamoya disease, and right upper extremity disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development is needed for these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided testimony on the issues of higher rating and earlier effective date for right upper extremity disability, and a finding of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an assigned effective date for the right upper extremity. The Board will consider these issues as part of the legacy appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with cognitive disorder, sinusitis, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, allergic rhinitis, cerebral infarction residuals secondary to moyamoya disease, right upper extremity hemiparesis, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy and right upper extremity hemiparesis (residuals of cerebral infarction secondary to moyamoya disease and cervical spondylosis), bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23062177
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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