The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are considered, and a new examination is required to determine if he requires aid and attendance or is housebound due to his conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities that may affect his ability to perform daily activities. A current examination is needed to assess whether these disabilities require regular aid and attendance or make him housebound.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, prostatitis with urinary frequency and epididymitis, generalized seizures and epilepsy, bicipital tendonitis of the bilateral shoulders, migraine headaches, bursitis of the bilateral hips, degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the bilateral knees, residual of bilateral ankle sprains, tinnitus, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, impairment of the bilateral thighs, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, tinea pedis, dermatitis, scars of the face, back, chest, and left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24022299
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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