The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, headaches, and sleep apnea have been raised by the record.,The Board has remanded these issues to allow for further development.
The deciding factor: The issues of service connection were not addressed in the decision as they are new and have been referred back for additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer with urinary frequency, retroperitoneal fibrosis, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic nerve), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (femoral nerve), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (femoral nerve)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25000474
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 575 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and PTSD, and remanded service connection for ischemic heart disease.
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