Citation Nr: 20060686 Decision Date: 09/15/20 Archive Date: 09/15/20 DOCKET NO. 16-61 461 DATE: September 15, 2020 REMANDED Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded. Service connection for eczema/sarcoidosis is remanded. Service connection for a lumbar spine condition is remanded. Service connection for a pulmonary condition is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty in the U.S. Army from June 1978 to June 1981. The matter is on appeal before the Board from a September 2013 rating decision. The Veteran provided testimony at a Board hearing before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge in February 2020. A copy of the transcript is of record. The Veteran seeks service connection for issues of bilateral hearing loss, eczema/sarcoidosis, a lumbar spine condition, and a pulmonary condition. The issues were last adjudicated in a November 2016 Statement of the Case (SOC). Subsequent to the issuance of the SOC, additional evidence was added to the Veteran’s record that included VA examination and treatment records, which are pertinent to the issues on appeal. As such, the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) has not had an opportunity to review the new evidence and make further decisions on the issues. Thus, in June 2020, the Board issued a letter to the Veteran and his representative informing them of the additional VA examination and treatment records, as well as the Veteran’s right to have the AOJ review the evidence before the Board reviews the evidence. The letter also provided the Veteran with the option to waive review by the AOJ by submitting a waiver to the Board in writing. The Board notes that at this time, neither the Veteran nor his representative have responded to the letter. Accordingly, remand for initial review of the additional evidence by the AOJ is warranted. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: Readjudicate the issues on appeal, providing consideration for all evidence of record, to include the VA examination and treatment records received since the most recent SOC issued in November 2016. If any benefit sought is not granted, then furnish the Veteran and his representative with a supplemental statement of the case and afford them an opportunity to respond before returning the record to the Board for further review. MATTHEW W. BLACKWELDER Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board S. Lutgens-Staley, Associate Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.