Citation Nr: 21070651
Decision Date: 11/24/21	Archive Date: 11/24/21

DOCKET NO. 17-47 286
DATE: November 24, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a neck disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for a back disorder is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for hammertoes is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for neuropathy of the upper extremities is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded.

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

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REASONS FOR REMAND

The Veteran had active service from September 1983 to September 1987 with additional service in the Navy Reserve.  

The Veteran provided testimony before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge in May 2021.  A transcript is of record.  

This matter was previously before the Board in September 2021, at which time it was remanded for additional development.  Unfortunately, all requested development was not performed.  Notably, it does not appear that the records scanned into VistA imaging have been associated with the file.  This must be done.  See Stegall v: West, 11 Vet. App. 268 (1998).  

The matters are REMANDED for the following action:

Associate the VistA Imaging records with the file, including the February 2016 sleep study and the community care records.  If any requested records are unavailable, the Veteran should be notified of such.  

 

 

T. REYNOLDS

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	N. Snyder, 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  This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability.  38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.