The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including left knee pain, right knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities, due to missing records and a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to missing procedural and substantive records and the need for VA examinations to determine the etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee pain, right knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, degenerative arthritis of the spine, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (secondary to degenerative arthritis of the spine), radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (secondary to degenerative arthritis of the spine)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050946
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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