The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of various disabilities, including hearing loss, psychiatric conditions, sleep apnea, GERD, ulcers, prostate issues, hyperlipidemia, neck, back, ankle, elbow, eye glaucoma, foot, hip, shoulder, wrist, and knee disabilities are being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further development.
The deciding factor: The claims file is missing portions of the Veteran's service treatment records from his period in the Marine Corps Ready Reserve. The VA needs to obtain these records to ensure a complete record before deciding the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Sensorineural bilateral hearing loss, Acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression), Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Ulcer disability, Prostate disability, Hyperlipidemia, Neck disability, Back disability, Left ankle disability, Right ankle disability, Left elbow disability, Right elbow disability, Left eye glaucoma, Left foot disability, Right foot disability, Left hip disability, Left shoulder disability, Left wrist disability, Right wrist disability, Left knee disability, Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063338
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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
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- Denied
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