Your claims for service connection related to back disorder, right knee disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been remanded. The Board found that the evidence is insufficient to establish a direct relationship between these conditions and your active-duty service.,The Veteran's hypertension and headaches were reopened based on new evidence showing potential links to his PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not provide sufficient medical nexus to support the claims for service connection related to back disorder, right knee disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and vision problems.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Headaches, Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Back Disorder (Lumbar Spine Strain), Right Knee Disorder (Mild Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee), Right Foot Disorder (Right Foot Hallux Valgus and Degenerative Joint Disease), Left Foot Disorder (Left Hallux Rigidus with BioPro Hemi-Implant to the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD), Vision Problems, Dental Condition, Skin Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23063429
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 10% rating for hypertension effective December 1, 2025 and denied a rating in excess of 10%. The reduction from 10% to noncompensable was not proper.
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