The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining complete medical records and a PACT Act opinion is required.
The deciding factor: Errors were found in obtaining all relevant VA and private treatment records, including those from the PACT Act perspective.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Diabetes Mellitus, Eye Disability (claimed as a disability of the eye), Cervical Spine Disability (claimed as a back disability), Neurological Impairment of the Left Upper Extremity (claimed as a left hand disability), Neurological Impairment of the Right Lower Extremity (claimed as a right foot disability), Neurological Impairment of the Left Lower Extremity (claimed as a left foot disability), Right Shoulder Disability, Left Shoulder Disability, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24081449
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
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