The Board has decided to remand all issues on appeal due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being returned for further review.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not obtain the Veteran's VA treatment records from San Juan VAMC, which may contain relevant evidence supporting his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol use disorder, and alcohol induced anxiety disorder), cervical spine disability, general arthralgia throughout the body, right foot disability (plantar fasciitis with spurs), left foot disability (plantar fasciitis with spurs), right knee disability, left knee disability, right shoulder disability (bursitis and rotator cuff difficulties), left shoulder disability (bursitis and rotator cuff difficulties), thoracolumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, headache disability, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24022763
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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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)
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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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