The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and back condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for a psychiatric disorder is remanded as he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current diagnoses.,The Veteran's claim for erectile dysfunction/loss of reproductive organ is remanded because it is inextricably intertwined with his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's claim for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded as he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claims for bronchial asthma and COPD are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for a right shoulder disability is remanded because he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current condition.,The Veteran's claims for frostbite left foot, frostbite right foot, chronic mycotic infection bilateral feet, and bilateral foot disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to determine if the Veteran's current hearing loss and back conditions are related to his service.,The Veteran has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his acquired psychiatric disorder, which is necessary to determine its relationship with his service.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction/loss of reproductive organ claim is inextricably intertwined with his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder and requires further evaluation.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea claim requires a VA examination to determine if it is related to his service.,Additional medical opinions are needed to determine the relationship between the Veteran's current bronchial asthma and COPD conditions and his service.,The Veteran's right shoulder disability requires a VA examination to determine its relationship with his service.,Additional medical opinions are needed to determine if the Veteran's frostbite left foot, frostbite right foot, chronic mycotic infection bilateral feet, and bilateral foot disability are related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, back condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), erectile dysfunction/loss of reproductive organ, obstructive sleep apnea, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), right shoulder disability, frostbite left foot, frostbite right foot, chronic mycotic infection bilateral feet, bilateral foot disability to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis, stomach hernia condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23067250
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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.
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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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