The Board has remanded the remaining issues on appeal due to procedural errors in recognizing the Veteran's VA Forms 10182 and placing his appeal on the AMA Hearing Docket. The Veteran's appeal is now under the legacy system, and he must file a timely VA Form 9 or VA 10182 to continue his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board committed procedural errors in recognizing the Veteran's VA Forms 10182 and placing his appeal on the AMA Hearing Docket due to the rating decision being issued before the AMA took effect and the Veteran not opting into AMA through RAMP.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist disability, sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, left hip disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, unspecified anxiety disorder, right knee strain, cervical strain, right wrist sprain, thoracic strain, right hip strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24010779
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- 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.
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