The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The Board will address his increased rating claims from October 2015 onwards.
The deciding factor: The case is on appeal from a March 2017 rating decision, and new evidence was received within one year of that decision. Therefore, the Board will now consider all service connection claims submitted in October 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Unspecified Major Joint Disorder, Hypertension, Sleep Apnea, Skin Disorder, Stomach Disorder, Respiratory Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2024
- Citation
- 24007812
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- 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 denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
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