Citation Nr: 21008555 Decision Date: 02/17/21 Archive Date: 02/17/21 DOCKET NO. 13-06 545A DATE: February 17, 2021 REMANDED Entitlement to an eye disability to include glaucoma also claimed as due to the service-connected diabetes mellitus is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for colon polyps to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for hypothyroidism to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for restrictive lung disease to include as due to exposure to asbestos or herbicide agents is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for adrenal gland tumor to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for tumor neoplasm of the right side to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty in the U.S. Navy from July 1970 to June 1973. The Board notes that when this appeal was last before the Board in August 2019, the issue of entitlement to service connection for paronychia/onychia to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents was remanded for further development. In a November 2020 rating decision, however, service connection for paronychia/onychia was granted. As the benefit sought on appeal has been granted, this issue is no longer before the Board. The Veteran appeals the denial of service connection for adrenal gland tumor, tumor neoplasm of the right side, sleep apnea, colon polyps, GERD, an eye disability to include glaucoma, restrictive lung disease and hypothyroidism. When these issues were last before the Board in August 2019, it was determined that further development was needed. Since that time, in January 2021, the Board was put on notice that the Veteran is in receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits. It appears, however, that his medical records and full decision relating to the SSA grant of benefits have not been associated with the claims file. In light of the above, a remand is necessary to obtain and associate with the claims file any relevant SSA records and decisions. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: 1. Contact the Social Security Administration and obtain all relevant outstanding Social Security Administration disability records and decisions and associate them with the claims file. All efforts to obtain the Social Security records should be fully documented, and a negative response must be provided if any decisions and/or records are not available. 2. Upon completion of the above requested development and any additional development deemed appropriate, the AOJ should readjudicate the remanded issues. If any benefit sought on appeal remains denied, the Veteran and his representative should be provided with a supplemental statement of the case. An appropriate period of time should be allowed for response. T. MAINELLI Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board T.S. Willie 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.