Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands several issues for further development, including service connection claims and an earlier effective date claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims, necessitating a remand for AOJ adjudication on the merits in the first instance.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Tinnitus, Acquired psychiatric disability, Headaches, Respiratory disability, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Lumbar spine disability, Bilateral hip disability, Bilateral knee disability, Bilateral ankle disability, Bilateral foot disability, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096278
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