The Board remands the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II; a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension; a rating in excess of 10 percent for lichen planus, urticaria; and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also remands the claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to potentially outstanding VA treatment records and an outdated examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II, Hypertension, Lichen planus, urticaria, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24001075
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service acoustic trauma and a rocket blast injury.
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