The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar spine disability, prostate condition, bilateral eye disability, and obstructive sleep apnea, to correct pre-decisional errors in obtaining VA treatment records and a necessary medical examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to the failure of the AOJ to properly associate relevant VA treatment records and obtain private treatment records related to the Veteran's prostate condition, as well as the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar spine disability, prostate disability, bilateral eye disability, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092276
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 915 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no competent evidence to support a finding that his current condition began in or as a result of service.
- Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of this condition during the appeal period.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any related exposure.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
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