The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records and verifying active duty for training and inactive duty training dates.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure a complete record upon which to decide the claims, as required by VA's duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Bilateral hearing loss, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Bilateral foot blisters, Bilateral toenail fungus, Hemorrhoids, Tinea cruris, claimed as jock itch, Bilateral vision loss, Insomnia (also claimed as a sleep disorder), Left ankle condition, Right ankle condition, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Left knee condition, Right knee condition, Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) face and neck, Numbness and tingling of the left thumb
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072790
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
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