The Veteran's tinnitus and hypertension have been granted service connection. The Board has remanded the remaining claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate, failing to consider the Veteran's contentions of in-service symptoms due to exposure to certain foods and herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, hypertension, left knee disability, left ankle disability, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, right shoulder disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), lipoma right forearm, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26013260
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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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